The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Steamer — may refer to: * Jiffy steamer, a device used to remove wrinkles from garments and fabrics * Steamboat, a boat propelled by a paddlewheel or propeller under steam power * Stanley Steamer, a steam powered automobile * Fastball, nickname for the… … Wikipedia
steamer trunk — ☆ steamer trunk n. a broad, low, rectangular trunk, originally designed to fit under a bunk on shipboard … English World dictionary
steamer trunk — steamer ,trunk noun count a container like a very large suitcase, used for carrying clothes and other objects when you travel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Trunk (luggage) — A trunk, also known as a travelling chest, is a large cuboid container for holding clothes and other personal belongings, typically about 1.5 metres wide, and 0.5 metres each deep and high, or about 25 to 40 wide, 14 to 28 high, and 14 to 24 deep … Wikipedia
Trunk deck ship — A trunk deck ship is a type of merchant ship with a hull that was stepped inward in order to obtain more favourable treatment under canal toll rules then in effect. As those tolls were set by net tonnage, a measure of volume, and as the tonnage… … Wikipedia
trunk — n. main stem 1) a tree trunk large piece of luggage 2) to pack; unpack one s trunk 3) to ship a trunk 4) a steamer; wardrobe trunk USAGE NOTE: On cars, trunk is AE; boot is BE. * * * [trʌŋk] unpack one s trunk wardrobe trunk (USAGE NOTE: On cars … Combinatory dictionary
steamer trunk — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms steamer trunk : singular steamer trunk plural steamer trunks a container like a very large suitcase, used for carrying clothes and other objects when you travel … English dictionary
steamer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ coastal, lake, river ▪ passenger, pleasure (both BrE) ▪ tramp ▪ paddle (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
steamer trunk — noun Date: 1867 a trunk suitable for use in a stateroom of a steamer; especially a shallow trunk that may be stowed beneath a berth … New Collegiate Dictionary
steamer trunk — noun : a trunk suitable for use in a stateroom of a steamer; especially : a shallow trunk that may be stowed beneath a berth … Useful english dictionary
