houseboat

noun

Definition of houseboatnext
1
as in riverboat

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2
as in trailer

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Recent Examples of houseboat The park's network of lakes and forests is best explored by boat, and many visitors opt to stay on a houseboat, using it as a floating basecamp for fishing, swimming, kayaking, and quiet afternoons on the water. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026 Bella's parents, who live on a houseboat and travel through the Pacific Northwest's San Juan Islands year-round, were concerned for her safety at first, despite their own unconventional living situation. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for houseboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboat
  1. riverboat
  2. trailer
  3. motorboat
  4. RV
  5. powerboat
  6. farmhouse
  7. pontoon
  8. house trailer
Noun
  • Before joining Thunder Valley, Clayton built a career spanning more than 44 years in commercial casinos, racinos, riverboat gaming and tribal gaming operations, giving her experience across nearly every segment of the gaming industry.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of riverboat
Noun
  • Ahead of its world premiere that will kick off Locarno 2026, THR can exclusively premiere a trailer for The Green Eyes below.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In June, Little Free Library partnered with Sony to drop copies of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Klara and the Sun in various book boxes after the sci-fi film’s trailer release.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of trailer
Noun
  • The incident follows the death of a 26-year-old woman after a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat collided with a smaller boat on Lake Michigan, leaving four injured.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Another bystander eventually took a motorboat out to bring everyone ashore.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of motorboat
Noun
  • The in-person festival will be held across venues including Suchitra Film Society, RV University, LitSchool, Knowledgium Academy, Bangalore International Centre, Indian Heritage Academy, Alliance Française and Goethe Institut – Max Muellar Bhavan.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Near the north side of Seeley Lake, Tamaracks Resort has lakefront cabins for rent as well as tent and RV camping.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 25 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
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  • The target is camped out inside a pipeline beneath a farmhouse across the battlefield.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This had happened in the farmhouse down the hill, where Angie now lived, along with Uncle Abe and Aunt Martha and a trio of her brothers.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of farmhouse
Noun
  • Troopers say a 10-year-old girl fell off a tube being pulled by a pontoon driven by 45-year-old Jonathan McGrew of Manton.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Two other people who had been aboard the pontoon left before law enforcement arrived.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 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
  • According to a 1999 addendum to that document, the small house trailer was replaced by a large one valued at $80,000.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
Definition of house trailer

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