Definition of riverboat
:a boat for use on a river
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The 166-passenger riverboat's first voyage was a short trip from New Orleans to Oak Alley and back again over the past weekend.
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Goodbye moose flies, dunks in clear rivers, hot nights in the tent and tanned kids and their parents arriving by riverboat from fish camps on the Yukon.
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The number of fans who came to see Preservation Hall Jazz Band around 1 a.m. was well over the normal 650 person capacity of the vintage riverboat.
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The image includes the Ohio River and the beautiful hills of Adams County, and adds a riverboat and an image of the Serpent Mound, the county's most notable landmark.
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One sunny summer day in July 1974, my grandma and her husband, Fred Schultz, were on their 24-foot riverboat with their children, some friends and their kids.
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Because in 1861 a 25-year-old Missouri riverboat pilot named Sam Clemens boarded a stagecoach bound for the same territory.
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A vintage steam train and riverboat takes you through the Connecticut River Valley.
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And though historical accuracy is maintained throughout much of the riverboat, two major concessions were made.
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First Known Use of riverboat
1565
RIVERBOAT Defined for English Language Learners
riverboat
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Definition of riverboat for English Language Learners
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: a boat that is used on a river
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