steam launch

collocation in English

meaningsofsteamandlaunch

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steam
noun[U]
uk
/stiːm/us
/stiːm/
the hot gas that is produced when ...
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launch
noun[C]
uk
/lɔːntʃ/us
/lɑːntʃ/
an event to celebrate or introduce ...
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(Definition ofsteamandlaunchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesteamlaunchthey had brought was hauled ashore for the winter.
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I am informed by the constabulary authorities that on the date in question two police were protecting two water bailiffs on thesteamlaunch.
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He was also presented with asteamlaunchat the end of his visit.
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This short chimney, compared to that of asteamlaunch, is an identification feature for naphtha launches in old photographs.
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He built his firststeamlaunchwhen he was 19 years old.
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Thesteamlaunchrode up and then over them without difficulty.
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Appearance is similar to asteamlaunch, having a small vertical boiler and vertical cylinders.
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An experiment with asteamlaunchacting as a tug was tried in 1898, but was not successful.
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The explosion threw everyone aboard thesteamlaunchinto the water.
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It was the centre of the boat-building industry that provided the sailing yachts, rowing boats and steam launches used on the lake.
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They finally approved one of his plans and authorized him to locate two small steam launches that might be fitted with spar torpedoes.
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Harbour tugs, and small steam launches had inboard steam engines.
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He purchased two steam launches and employed a number of clerks to assist him in his business.
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There, the steam launch's spar was fitted with a lanyard-detonated torpedo.
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Steam launches manned by volunteers from the deep-draft ships joined them for the voyage upriver.
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By 1898, the force had a further 8 steam launches to supplement its rowing galleys.
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Her boats were two steam launches, two cutters, two whaleboats, and a dinghy.
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Although this was no difficulty for a commercial craft, it prevented small steam launches being used for personal, recreational use.
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Seven steam launches sank, and seven were blown onto shore.
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