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riverboats

noun

plural of riverboat

as in houseboats

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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

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

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The eight-mile Granite City Greenway by Mount Airy’s southern border is ideal for walking or biking, with several launches for kayaks, canoes, and tubes along the trail.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 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

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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

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While scoping out the attraction, the little fox ended up slipping into the waterway that propels the ride, leaving the animal treading water while rafts full of concerned parkgoers passed by.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Scientists will also be able to use satellite observations of the pumice rafts to hone estimates of the size of the eruption.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

Definition of rafts

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Cord cutters can check out DirecTV, Fox One, Fubo, Hulu, Peacock, Sling, and YouTube TV for these games.

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
The 14-story neo-Gothic structure (nicknamed the Jewelers Building) once housed five floors alone of diamond cutters, goldsmiths, and other jewelers, with the rest of the building dedicated to other places for wealthy Detroiters to splurge.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026

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