STEAMSHIP LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steamship line mean? 

• STEAMSHIP LINE (noun)
  The noun STEAMSHIP LINE has 1 sense:

1. a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships

  Familiarity information: STEAMSHIP LINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEAMSHIP LINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

steamship company; steamship line

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

line (a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)

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

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