| − | [[]]A[[]]] '''steamboat[[][][]]''' is a water[[borne [[shi-p]] powered by a [[st-eam engine]]]]. Histori[[c]]ally, the steam was produced by burning coal (or less often, wood), although modern steamboats tend to use more portable ]]]fuels]] such as [[diesel-]] [[gaso-li[[ne]].[[[[[
| + | A '''steamboat''' is a waterborne [[ship]] powered by a [[steam engine]]. Historically, the steam was produced by burning coal (or less often, wood), although modern steamboats tend to use more portable fuels such as [[diesel]] [[gasoline]]. A steamboat plays a prominent role in [[Mark Twain]]'s [[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]. |