houseboat
noun
house·boat
ˈhau̇s-ˌbōt 
: a boat fitted for use as a dwelling
especially
: a pleasure craft with a broad beam, a usually shallow draft, and a large superstructure resembling a house
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Rates range from 2,500 yuan (about $343) to 14,000 yuan a night for a four-bedroom villa; houseboat rooms go for 4,000 yuan, Mehta said via WeChat.
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Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Others were structures not intended for residential use but which had been cleverly repurposed, such as an industrial barge turned houseboat in Paris.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
Travel back in time with a stay at The Gibson Inn, or experience this area’s way of life by renting a cottage or a houseboat.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Experience something new by sleeping in a former church built in 1904 or a houseboat anchored amidst cypress trees emerging from the open water.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
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Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Others were structures not intended for residential use but which had been cleverly repurposed, such as an industrial barge turned houseboat in Paris.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
Travel back in time with a stay at The Gibson Inn, or experience this area’s way of life by renting a cottage or a houseboat.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Experience something new by sleeping in a former church built in 1904 or a houseboat anchored amidst cypress trees emerging from the open water.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Houseboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houseboat. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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houseboat
noun
house·boat
ˈhau̇s-ˌbōt
: a roomy usually shallow and flat-bottomed pleasure boat equipped for use as a dwelling or for cruising
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