houseboat
a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water.
to travel or live on a houseboat.
Origin of houseboat
1Other words from houseboat
- houseboater, noun
Words Nearby houseboat
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How to use houseboat in a sentence
For those who enjoy winter camping, the park has houseboat sites and watercraft-accessible frontcountry campsites open year-round.
Some time later, Giovanditto took D and two other male students for a ride on a houseboat he had rented.
Murder in Celebration, Florida: The Victim’s Secret Life | Barbara Spindel, Maria Elena Fernandez | September 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf I have a houseboat I cannot move it without first apprising the river commissioners and having their consent to do so.
Beggars | W. H. (William Henry) DaviesIn May of 1898 we started down to Tientsin by houseboat, with our children, for a much-needed rest and change.
How I Know God Answers Prayer | Rosalind GoforthAt Luxor began the most enjoyable of all modes of travel—by houseboat.
An Autobiography | Elizabeth Butler
Do you not recall the terrible storm, and how you crashed into my houseboat?
The Motor Boys in the Clouds | Clarence YoungHe had left in Wantagh the old scow, dignified by the name of "houseboat" to which was attached the further title of "Red Rover."
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat | Janet Aldridge
British Dictionary definitions for houseboat
/ (ˈhaʊsˌbəʊt) /
a stationary boat or barge used as a home
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