STEAMSHIP COMPANY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships

Synonyms:

steamship company; steamship line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("steamship company" is a kind of...):

line (a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steamship company"):

fleet (a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership)

Credits