riverboat

[ riv-er-boht ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of riverboat¹

First recorded in 1555–65; river ¹ + boat

Example Sentences

“Fantasmic!” makes use not just of the Rivers of America and its centerpiece island but also such large-scale attractions as the Mark Twain Riverboat and the Sailing Ship Columbia.

From Los Angeles Times

In one exercise, "Riverboat," users put negative words in paper boats and send them down a river.

From Science Daily

Kai posted photos of the couple on a riverboat in Cambridge, taken on Saturday, that showed the happy moment.

From BBC

Jazz concerts as far back as June 1918, a few months before a teenage Louis Armstrong played his first riverboat.

From Seattle Times

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