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riverboat

noun

Definition of riverboat

as in houseboat

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Recent Examples of riverboat The ms Lumière is a 443-ft-long riverboat that accommodates 130 guests across 68 cabins. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2026 One of Finland’s oldest cities and its former capital, this southwest coast gem offers a thriving art and food scene, museums, riverboat tours and water sports — a city break and a seaside holiday in one. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026 By Bay City News A decommissioned riverboat in Vallejo caught fire late Friday night, according to the Vallejo Fire Department. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 American author Mark Twain certainly enjoyed his former profession as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi in the late 1850s and early 1860s. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for riverboat

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Noun

The park's network of lakes and forests is best explored by boat, and many visitors opt to stay on a houseboat, using it as a floating basecamp for fishing, swimming, kayaking, and quiet afternoons on the water.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026
Bella's parents, who live on a houseboat and travel through the Pacific Northwest's San Juan Islands year-round, were concerned for her safety at first, despite their own unconventional living situation.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

Definition of houseboat

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Upon arrival, authorities found that a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat carrying nine passengers had struck a smaller vessel carrying five passengers.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026

Definition of motorboat

Noun

This is Moskito’s newest baby, which has just fully opened with a series of swimming pools, a basketball court, its own 42-foot powerboat, a games room, and a vinyl record library, plus direct access to the beach.

— Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Combining sustainability with another niche – powerboat motorsport – could have been a recipe for disaster.

— James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of powerboat

Noun

While some soon-to-be-retirees are called to the beach or the mountains, others are drawn to lake living and all its perks, like watching sunsets on the dock, grilling outside, and taking the pontoon boat out for daily cruises.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
Captain An Electric Boat Around Morro Bay Estero Adventures rents quiet electric pontoon boats that visitors operate themselves.

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of pontoon

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Each bungalow is outfitted with two cruiser bikes that are perfect for getting around on property.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
The second of the three warships named for the capital of Alaska was a Juneau-class light cruiser commissioned after the Second World War.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of cruiser

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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.

— Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.

— Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024

Definition of flatboat

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On Friday, June 19, authorities said in a release that the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew found the man in his 13-foot aluminum rowboat that morning.

— Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Even a rowboat can become garden gold with a little imagination.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 May 2026

Definition of rowboat

Noun

Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.

— Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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