Steamboat.

I don’t really understand how this word: ‘Steamboat’ came about. I mean, why not steamship, steamcar, steamplane, steam.. sampan, steambike? Of all words, they used STEAMBOAT.
Hur… well. Can someone answer me?
Basically I was blessed to have steamboats on Saturday and Also on Sunday… which is today. I thank God for the opportunity to fulfill [...]