riverboat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of riverboat
Example Sentences
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I remember saying to myself, “Oh, this song’s about a riverboat named Proud Mary.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
Laymon knows better than most, having followed his mother and other family members into those riverboat casinos on the Mississippi.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2024
He was a central figure in the 1998 corruption case of Edwards, who was on trial for extortion and charged with demanding $400,000 from DeBartolo for a riverboat casino license.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
The boat’s co-captain said he was attacked after moving the pontoon boat a few feet to make way for the riverboat.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
My favorite is the one he wrote about the six months he spent traveling in the Amazon by riverboat.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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