riverboat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of riverboat
Example Sentences
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The stage was massive and was designed to look like a riverboat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 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
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
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
Lincoln will stay behind on the riverboat and tend to the war.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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