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houseboat

noun

Definition of houseboat

as in riverboat

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as in trailer

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Recent Examples of houseboat Jack Pearson, Compass, (516) 457-7111 Port Washington Docked on Manhasset Bay, this 1986 houseboat is near Bat Walk Park and shops and dining in the town’s center. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026 The Cora Houseboat offers guests the chance to spend the night anchored to the White Barn’s private dock in a bespoke 512-square-foot houseboat, complete with a rooftop sundeck. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026 Among the lots are a $150,000 David Yurman diamond bracelet, a Nile cruise for up to six guests on Christian Louboutin’s houseboat, and a safari for up to a dozen people at a game refuge in South Africa. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Based on a viral short film, the movie features Martin Freeman and Susie Porter as a couple who have commandeered a houseboat to evade hordes of rapacious undead. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for houseboat

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Noun

The 28-foot tall, 105-foot-long Mark Twain riverboat still takes travelers through the Rivers of America today, making the loop around Tom Sawyer Island.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
This riverboat line warmly welcomes singles, with crew specially trained to ensure these travelers always feel included.

— Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

Definition of riverboat

Noun

The two have owned Babo Boys, a mobile food trailer, since 2022.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
The trailer then cuts to Driver dangling a glimmering necklace over the pool with his foot while girls struggle to reach for it, perhaps subtly alluding to Misty’s fate.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

Definition of trailer

Noun

Rent a paddleboard or take a cruise up the river in a classic wooden motorboat to enjoy views of Mystic from the water.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Upon arrival, authorities found that a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat carrying nine passengers had struck a smaller vessel carrying five passengers.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

Definition of motorboat

Noun

Darrenn Reeves Bradshaw, 35, was killed when the drivers of an RV, a commercial vehicle and a car hit the line while westbound near Bradshaw’s home in the 7700 block of the highway, Trooper Jake Macchia said in a news release.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
The trip can be done in a car, RV, or motorcycle; hardy bicyclists even complete the route on two wheels.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of RV

Noun

This is Moskito’s newest baby, which has just fully opened with a series of swimming pools, a basketball court, its own 42-foot powerboat, a games room, and a vinyl record library, plus direct access to the beach.

— Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Combining sustainability with another niche – powerboat motorsport – could have been a recipe for disaster.

— James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of powerboat

Noun

A tad Shaker, a tad farmhouse, this wooden bed frame looks more like an antique market find than an Amazon purchase.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Faux Barnwood Floors Original barnwood flooring that’s reclaimed from old barns has been a popular choice for farmhouse and rustic style interiors.

— Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 13 July 2026

Definition of farmhouse

Noun

Heavy-duty lifeline The pontoon barge used in the operation measures approximately 60 meters in length and eight meters in width.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Authorities said their initial belief that the group was on a pontoon boat were not correct.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of pontoon

Noun

Both the Bay Bridge and Francis Scott Key Bridge are under limited restrictions, meaning no house trailers or empty box trailers are allowed to travel through, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

— Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2023
Burglary There was a burglary to a house trailer in the 7300 block of McCormick Boulevard on Jan. 8 in which an unknown person used a pry tool to pry open a door on a mobile trailer.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023

Definition of house trailer

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