riverboat

American  

[riv-er-boht] / ˈrɪv ərˌboʊt /

noun

1. any shallow-draft boat used on rivers. river.

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Etymology

Origin of riverboat

First recorded in 1555–65; river ¹ + boat

Example Sentences

My favorite is the one he wrote about the six months he spent traveling in the Amazon by riverboat.

From Literature

Though some of its original attractions still exist, including Peter Pan’s Flight, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and the Mark Twain Riverboat, the park has evolved to align more with its Hollywood cinematic properties and expanded in 2019 to include a “Star Wars”-themed land.

From Los Angeles Times

At the very bottom of the same page was the word “riverboat.”

From Los Angeles Times

I remember saying to myself, “Oh, this song’s about a riverboat named Proud Mary.”

From Los Angeles Times

The restless young man drifted from one job to another, then found his first calling as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, an experience that would inform Twain’s “Life on the Mississippi” and other books.

From Los Angeles Times