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plural of houseboat
Synonyms of houseboats
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as in riverboats
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for houseboats
- bateaux
- (also batteaux),
- caïques,
- canoes,
- catamarans,
- coracles,
- curraghs
- (or currachs),
- dhows,
- dinghies,
- dinks,
- dories,
- dugouts,
- flatboats,
- garveys,
- gigs,
- johnboats,
- kayaks,
- outriggers,
- paddleboats,
- pinnaces,
- piraguas,
- pirogues,
- pontoons,
- prams,
- punts,
- rafts,
- rowboats,
- rowing boats
- [chiefly British],
- sampans,
- scows,
- sculls,
- shallops,
- shells,
- skiffs,
- surfboats,
- umiaks,
- wherries
- ferries,
- ferryboats,
- gondolas,
- taxis
- (also taxies),
- water taxis
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as in trailers, RVs
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for houseboats
- castles,
- châteaus
- (or châteaux),
- countryseats,
- estates,
- halls,
- manor houses,
- manors,
- mansions,
- McMansions,
- palaces,
- villas
- barracks,
- billets,
- boardinghouses,
- dormitories,
- dorms,
- flophouses,
- lodging houses,
- lodgments
- (or lodgements),
- rooming houses,
- rooms
- apartment houses,
- apartments,
- condominiums
- (also condominia),
- condos,
- flats,
- tenement houses,
- tenements,
- walk-ups
- duplexes,
- ranches,
- ranch houses,
- saltboxes,
- semis
- [chiefly British],
- split levels,
- townhomes,
- town houses,
- tract houses,
- triplexes
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