tramp steamer

noun

1. tramp ¹( def 19 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of tramp steamer¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Another possibility was taking a boat or a tramp steamer, but that might be too prolonged.

From Literature

In 1950, at 18, Jacques went to sea on a tramp steamer running coal between Dunkirk, France, and Algiers, the capital of Algeria, the rebellious French possession.

From New York Times

And he was so proud and happy, he let go of the wheel for a second and did a little dance on the sloping deck, never noticing how narrowly he escaped hitting a tramp steamer that was drifting in his path, with her engines disabled and her decks awash.

From Literature

Unless the stowaway is Indiana Jones Scenario: Indy and Marion smuggle the Ark out of Egypt on a tramp steamer.

From BBC

This seminal science-fiction movie was in effect a transposition to outer of a Conrad novel about a run-down tramp steamer picking up a lethally dangerous passenger from a remote island.

From The Guardian