Vocabulary – S.S. Savannah
Sailing packet
Noun
Sailing packets were a type of sailing ship that was used to carry cargo and passengers across the Atlantic before the invention of steamships. They had higher levels of comfort and functionality than earlier sailing ships. goods or cargo carried by a commercial means of transportation
Converted
Verb
to change the function or use of something, or be able to change in function or use
Transatlantic
Adjective
Crossing the Atlantic ocean
Hybrid
Noun
A form of transportation that uses two different types of power
Namesake
Noun
somebody or something with the same name as somebody or something else
Experimental
Adjective
using ideas, methods, or materials that have not been tried before
Freight
Noun
goods or cargo carried by a commercial means of transportation
Practical
Adjective
Useful, effective, sensible