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Definition of steamboat
: a boat driven by steam power; specifically : a shallow-draft vessel used on inland waterways
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The Boone County Historical Society will have an antique steamboat on display, local restaurants will serve their special dishes and Italian Ice will join in.
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Boat racing in Madison dates to the 1800s, when steamboat captains liquored up on Kentucky moonshine challenged each other to races on the Ohio at speeds reaching 10 mph.
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Designed in 1921 by Florence Hazen Miller, the flag features a steamboat in the Missouri River, a train heading toward the Rocky Mountains, and a blacksmith at his anvil.
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Drive by to admire the steamboat Victorian structure that served as a summer home for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union — amusing given that Hemingway was no teetotaler.
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The 100-acre park became a major recreational center of the Birmingham area and offered such amusements as a Ferris wheel, shooting gallery, boating, fishing, swimming, water skiing, golf, baseball, a steamboat, zoo and band concerts.
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Every steamboat touching the wharf paid a fee, which paid the wharf master.
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Sage's engravings address the fullness of local life, including musicians, streetcars, steamboats, the Seven Sisters Oak in Mandeville, the Covington Watertown, the Covington Clocktower and the colorized Louisiana Brown Pelican.
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The site was a steamboat landing site along the river in the 19th century.
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First Known Use of steamboat
1785
STEAMBOAT Defined for English Language Learners
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: a boat that is powered by steam
STEAMBOAT Defined for Kids
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: a boat powered by steam
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