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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 One of the most charming performances in a show that has many of them comes from Bo Bragason as Oona, a bubbly lesbian flirt whose mom has jetted off to India, leaving her in charge of her little sister (Mabel Strachan) and their houseboat. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026 Cady had injected some narcotic into a Georgia peach to knock Natalie out ahead of his confrontation with Crystal on the houseboat, but Ray snooping around on the Bowdens’s behalf led to this deadly improvisation. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for houseboat

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Noun

Still, this riverboat gambler has faith in the talent and presumed quick-healing ability.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The next blow to Chicagoland racing came in the fall of 2014 after the state legislature passed a renewal of the impact fee levied against the area’s riverboat casinos for all of the tracks to use for purse money.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of riverboat

Noun

The new trailer fleshes out the basic premise, giving us a Carrie who has been homeschooled all her life and is clearly not equipped to deal with the harsh realities of high school in the 2020s.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
When its first trailer dropped, Paul Greengrass‘ film about the Peasants Revolt of 1381 had all the makings of a standard historical epic.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of trailer

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Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Today, the use of motorboats has made the hunt increasingly controversial, placing traditional subsistence practices at the center of debates about culture, livelihoods and marine conservation.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of motorboat

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The 6,500-seat stadium on Virginia Key opened in 1963 and was once a major South Florida destination for powerboat racing, concerts and community events.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Strama, who owned the JS-Racing S-7 powerboat team at the time, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.

— David Goodhue August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of powerboat

Noun

In a stately, creaky mountainside farmhouse, Mikey (Fred Hechinger) and Tom (Kit Connor) are adult brothers who sleep in beds right next to each other.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
This involved multiple phone calls to his farmhouse, in Henry County, Kentucky, where Berry and his wife, Tanya, had lived since the mid-1960s.

— Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of farmhouse

Noun

When the inaugural train packed with passengers hit the first pontoon, the entire structure dipped just a single inch — far better than even the most optimistic computer models predicted.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Start Saturday with a sweet treat from milkbread at the Davidson Farmers Market, where all produce is grown within 100 miles, then head to the lake for kayaking, paddle boarding or pontoon boating.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 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

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