Isabella Bird

Water is a beverage which I never enjoyed in purity and perfection before I visited America. It is provided in abundance in the cars, the hotels, the waiting-rooms, the steamers, and even the stores, in crystal jugs or stone filters, and it is always iced. This may be either the result or the cause of the temperance of the people.

English Explorer

Samin Nosrat

The only good things I've seen emerge from a steamer are tamales, couscous, and dumplings - maybe the occasional artichoke or delicate fish fillet. But baby turnips with their tender greens still attached should be boiled in water as salty as the sea until their flesh is silky and soft.

American Chef

John Masefield

It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak three times, and then I'll be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England?

English Poet

Mary Gordon

I don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything like that. I think the inspiration for my writing came largely from my father and the joy that life in books represented to me.

American Writer

Townsend Harris

If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.

American Businessman

Bayard Taylor

There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.

American Journalist

The Tigris in parts is wonderfully tortuous, and at one great bend, 'The Devil's Elbow,' a man on foot can walk the distance in less than an hour which takes the steamer four hours to accomplish.

Joyce DiDonato

I'm a mezzo-soprano, so the whole diva thing... I'm not the kind of performer who puts on a persona off-stage as well, and the days of arriving with steamer trunks and hat boxes are over.

American Musician

Rita Ora

A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!

British Musician

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I always bring my Jiffy Esteam steamer to get the wrinkles out of our clothes. It's powerful enough to press a suit.

American Actor

Steamers were crucial in 19th-century travel and trade, representing innovation and exploration.

Historical Context

As a ship, 'steamer' suggests a connection to marine vocabulary and sea travel.

Nautical Term

Steamers in cooking are associated with healthy food preparations.

Culinary Usage

Steamers for clothes represent fast, modern care for fabrics, avoiding ironing.

Modern Convenience

The term 'steamer' for clams indicates a specific cooking method required and enjoyed.

Culinary Specificity

Steamers may refer to a regional specialty, particularly in New England, USA.

Regional Delicacy

Steam trains evoke historical charm and are often preserved as heritage attractions.

Nostalgic Appeal

Talking about steamers as trains often brings up images from an older, romanticized time.

Bygone Era

A steamer trunk evokes images of past eras and long voyages by ship or train.

Vintage Item

Steamer trunks are revered for their aesthetic and sometimes used as decor.

Antique Aesthetic

 he realized that he was mistaken. It wasn't an auxiliary cruiser. It was a steamer with a lot of civilians in the water. An intercepted radio transmission confirms his fears.

The Sinking of the SS...

 But then... backup arrives! Steamer ducks the most aggressive in the world. They hate caracaras and won't give up until every one is gone.

Young Penguin's Narrow...

 One foggy morning in 1884, the British steamer "Rumney" crashed into the French ship "Frigorifique."