Robert Fulton and The Steam Boat Vocabulary
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Steamboat
A boat that is propelled by a steam engine, especially a paddle-wheel craft of a type used widely on rivers in the 19th century.(noun)
Berth
A fixed bed or bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport.(noun)
Bulwark
An extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck.(non)
Freight
Goods transported by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.(noun)
Clermont
North River Steamboat of Clermont, the first steamboat in public service (1807),Designed by American engineer Robert Fulton and built in New York City by Charles Brown with the financial backing of Robert Livingston.(noun)
Horsepower
The power of an engine measured in terms of this.(noun)
