turret steamer

noun

A whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.

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Meanings

nounturret steamer (plural turret steamers)

plural turret steamers

  1. historicalA whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.
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turret steamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turret%20steamer

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Chicago

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