riverboat

American

[riv-er-boht] / ˈrɪv ərˌboʊt /

noun

any shallow-draft boat used on rivers.

Etymology

Origin of riverboat

First recorded in 1555–65; river ¹ + boat

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

A judge on Thursday also dismissed an assault charge filed by one of the white boaters against the riverboat co-captain.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2023

They went on board a riverboat, the wooden wheel of which had a sound of conflagration, and whose rusted metal plates reverberated like the mouth of an oven.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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