riverboat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of riverboat
Example Sentences
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Maxime Fallet, who works at a Doubs riverboat excursion company, fears the lake is "destined to disappear", for lack of a plan to save it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
I remember saying to myself, “Oh, this song’s about a riverboat named Proud Mary.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
Kai posted photos of the couple on a riverboat in Cambridge, taken on Saturday, that showed the happy moment.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 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
Some of them were many days away, and a few places could be reached only by riverboat.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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