riverboat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of riverboat
Example Sentences
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Kai posted photos of the couple on a riverboat in Cambridge, taken on Saturday, that showed the happy moment.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024
The others sponsor public lotteries, poker clubs, riverboat casinos at which Vegas-like games are on offer, or have made deals with Native American tribes for their own casinos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
In 1993, a few years later, Laymon’s home state of Mississippi was one of a wave of six states to legalize riverboat gambling along the Mississippi River.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2024
Edwards was convicted in 2000 of taking payoffs from interests seeking riverboat casino licenses during his final term in the 1990s.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
We planned to take the riverboat from Hankow on April 15, arriving in Shanghai on the twentieth.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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