Steamship Line (Noun)
Meaning
A line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Cunard Steamship Line was one of the largest and most prestigious shipping companies in the world during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- The company was founded in 1839 as a steamship line serving the Mediterranean and continued to grow rapidly over the next several decades.
- In the late 1800s, the Hamburg-America Steamship Line was one of the busiest shipping lines in the world, transporting thousands of immigrants to the United States.
- The major steamship lines of the time, including the American Line and the Leyland Line, offered luxury accommodations and fine dining to their first-class passengers.
- The collapse of the White Star Steamship Line was widely reported in the press after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.