steamboat
noun
steam·boat
ˈstēm-ˌbōt 
: a boat driven by steam power
specifically
: a shallow-draft vessel used on inland waterways
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The Belle of Louisville steamboat features a historic calliope played by Martha Gibbs.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Visitors to Cincinnati’s riverfront will have one foot in 2025 and the other in 1875, getting a taste of what the Queen City was like during the heyday of the steamboat era.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
But Doug and Griff are deadset on remaking the film from the 1990s, and put together a hilarious premise of not only dressing like characters from the original film, but also renting a steamboat similar to the one in the film.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
It is set on the fictional Winthrop Island in New England, and features a disgruntled daughter and her famous mother who are connected to a young woman on a steamboat from 200 years in the past.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Visitors to Cincinnati’s riverfront will have one foot in 2025 and the other in 1875, getting a taste of what the Queen City was like during the heyday of the steamboat era.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
But Doug and Griff are deadset on remaking the film from the 1990s, and put together a hilarious premise of not only dressing like characters from the original film, but also renting a steamboat similar to the one in the film.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
It is set on the fictional Winthrop Island in New England, and features a disgruntled daughter and her famous mother who are connected to a young woman on a steamboat from 200 years in the past.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Steamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamboat. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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steamboat
noun
steam·boat
ˈstēm-ˌbōt
: a boat driven by steam
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