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However, a wake from a passing riverboat pulled him under and authorities found his body six days later.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Or maybe a riverboat structure festooned with flying pigs.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2025
The duo headlined Disney’s 2021 adventure movie about a riverboat captain who guides a scientist and her brother on a mission to find the Tree of Life.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
The riverboat, meanwhile, continues its drift towards the bridge, which is populated with bystanders (and one really cute corgi).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Or maybe a riverboat structure festooned with flying pigs.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2025
The duo headlined Disney’s 2021 adventure movie about a riverboat captain who guides a scientist and her brother on a mission to find the Tree of Life.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
The riverboat, meanwhile, continues its drift towards the bridge, which is populated with bystanders (and one really cute corgi).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverboat. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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riverboat
noun
riv·er·boat
-ˌbōt 
: a boat used (as for carrying passengers or freight) on a river
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