How to Pronounce "steamboat"
word
ˈstimˌboʊt
STEEM-boht
stˈiːmbəʊt
STEEM-boht
Definition
A steamboat is a boat that is powered by a steam engine. Steamboats were commonly used on rivers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstimˌboʊt
British English
stˈiːmbəʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STEEM-boht
UK
STEEM-boht
Listen in Context
A steamboat moves by using steam power.
People traveled on the river by steamboat.
The steamboat was an important invention in history.
We took a tour on a vintage steamboat along the Mississippi River.