houseboats

noun

plural of houseboat
1
as in riverboats

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2
as in RVs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboats
  1. motorboats
  2. trailers
  3. powerboats
  4. homesteads
  5. canoes
  6. recreational vehicles
  7. skiffs
  8. mobile homes
Noun
  • Most motorboats won’t fit beneath the medieval bridge at Potter Heigham, and so are restricted to the southern Broads.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Locals swam from the rocks as sailboats, ferries and small motorboats crossed the ship’s path.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of motorboats
Noun
  • AmeriStarRail’s Transcontinental Chief train would carry passengers, truck drivers and their tractor-trailers between Los Angeles and New York in under 72 hours, a July 2025 news release said.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Medics treat heat stroke and other ailments from trailers while an announcer calls out an endless stream of names of people separated from their families.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of trailers
Noun
  • The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of powerboats
Noun
  • Florida’s property tax system already shifts billions in property taxes from homesteads to non-homestead property.
    — Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Definition of homesteads
Noun
  • At Rainy Lake, for example, Voyageurs Outfitters and Rainy Lake Aquatics rent canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It was widely reported that there was eight rangers and four canoes heading out across the Boundary Waters.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • About 30 people evacuated from areas north of Sisters were in a shelter at the local high school, with about as many more staying in recreational vehicles parked outside, Letz said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Interest in stargazing campsites is substantially larger than generally recognized, says Juliana Baena of RV Trader, an online classifieds site for buying and selling new and used recreational vehicles.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of recreational vehicles
Noun
  • Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
  • Two men were badly burned—one died, and the other remains hospitalized—and the Fiorella’s owners lost two more skiffs.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of skiffs
Noun
  • About one-third of mobile homes are located in mobile home communities.
    — Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of mobile homes
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