riverboat

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Recent Examples of riverboat An educational 25-minute riverboat cruise also runs further up the Weeki Wachee river and teaches visitors about native plants and animals, and the environmental threats to the springs (like fertilizer runoff from golf courses). Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 One of the Gary riverboat licenses Ratcliff purchased had previously belonged to Trump. Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2025 Far from looking majestic like the riverboat or an oasis of nature like Tom Sawyer Island, the video showed a ride vehicle resembling an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) racing around a dusty dirt track. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Now, don’t be distracted by the white suit and the cigar and the riverboat. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for riverboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboat
Noun
  • It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
  • In the proceeding years, visitors who wanted to spend the night in the park could rent houseboats, erect tents, or park their camper vans or RVs, but the nearest hotel was located about an hour away in Florida City.
    Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Listen to this article A flash fire erupted on a motorboat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day, severely injuring 11 people, including two young children, officials said.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
  • But where are the best spots to zip around on a motorboat or charter a yacht?
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • California officials have identified the eight victims who died after a powerboat capsized on Lake Tahoe over the weekend.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • Just keep in mind that renting a powerboat isn’t the best way to explore deep in the park, as powerboat rentals are only allowed in Coot Bay and Whitewater Bay.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Under Canvas Grand Canyon is well situated near the Mather Point and Grandview Point lookouts, while Under Canvas Lake Powell-Grand Staircase is a great launch spot for those looking to take a pontoon boat tour through the breathtaking slot canyons.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 28 June 2025
  • The tree as a whole matches the seed in scale: the leaves grow up to 33 feet long, the length of a pontoon boat.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Mario Bickham, the driver of the vehicle that struck the cruiser and ultimately the two victims, was taken to a hospital.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • The cruiser came to rest after hitting the front end of a Honda SUV, Booth said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Japanese fishermen built small rowboats and pioneered innovative fishing techniques to catch tuna in San Pedro Bay.
    Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
  • Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • The next day was opening day, so the group paddled canoes around the shores of Perent Lake looking for moose.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025

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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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