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plural of riverboat
Synonyms of riverboats
as in houseboats
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for riverboats
- 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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