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as in riverboat
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as in trailer
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Recent Examples of houseboat
Starting in Redding, a bustling city on the Sacramento River, travel north on 1-5 to Shasta Lake, the largest reservoir in California and a popular spot to rent a houseboat with friends.
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Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
Troy Donahue starred as one of three detectives who worked out of a houseboat anchored across from the Fontainebleau Hotel.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The park does not require an entry fee, although there are separate charges for camping, houseboat permits, boat tours and on-site equipment rentals.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
Where to stay: There are various houseboat rental companies that serve different districts in the park, but 360-square-mile Rainey Lake, on the border with Canada, is usually the best bet for a true wilderness experience while on a houseboat.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
Troy Donahue starred as one of three detectives who worked out of a houseboat anchored across from the Fontainebleau Hotel.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The park does not require an entry fee, although there are separate charges for camping, houseboat permits, boat tours and on-site equipment rentals.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
Where to stay: There are various houseboat rental companies that serve different districts in the park, but 360-square-mile Rainey Lake, on the border with Canada, is usually the best bet for a true wilderness experience while on a houseboat.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboat
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And for those wanting to avoid the traffic and celebrate in style, see one of the Midwest's largest fireworks displays aboard a train or riverboat.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the early 1990s, as Illinois allowed the operation of floating gaming venues, the rivulet was considered by one developer to house a riverboat casino.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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In 1993, at age 19, Meyer was working on a loading dock when a co-worker backing a semi-trailer pinned Meyer between the trailer and the dock.—
TOM KERTSCHER,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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No motorboat sounds here, no industrial vacuum cleaner sounds.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kight was also charged with operating his motorboat on the lake negligently, endangering the life of Jennifer Ann Stahle by not looking forward in the direction of travel and being under the influence, according to court documents.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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For some, the pause is only temporary because their Starlink dish is used intermittently for RV or camping trips.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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To navigate drawdowns, consider tools such as the Trefis Reinforced Value (RV) Portfolio, which has outperformed its all-cap benchmark (combination of the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 benchmark indices), or work with an advisor experienced in bear markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The couple had three children together before Stefano tragically died in a powerboat racing accident in 1990.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The race will be run off Virginia Key near the historic Miami Marine Stadium, once the heart of American powerboat racing.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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Eight rooms are housed in the 19th-century farmhouse.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hodgson, then 19, answered the call and the duo, calling themselves Daddy, began practicing at a farmhouse in Kent, according to The New York Times.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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The three women died after a pontoon boat with seven occupants flipped over in the western Maine lake.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Or, have dinner on a pontoon boat with each course delivered by silent canoe.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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“Houseboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboat. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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