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houseboat

[ hous-boht ]

noun

  1. a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water.


verb (used without object)

  1. to travel or live on a houseboat.

houseboat

/ ˈhaʊsˌbəʊt /

noun

  1. a stationary boat or barge used as a home
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • houseboater noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of houseboat1

First recorded in 1780–90; house + boat
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Example Sentences

For those who enjoy winter camping, the park has houseboat sites and watercraft-accessible frontcountry campsites open year-round.

Some time later, Giovanditto took D and two other male students for a ride on a houseboat he had rented.

If I have a houseboat I cannot move it without first apprising the river commissioners and having their consent to do so.

In May of 1898 we started down to Tientsin by houseboat, with our children, for a much-needed rest and change.

At Luxor began the most enjoyable of all modes of travel—by houseboat.

Do you not recall the terrible storm, and how you crashed into my houseboat?

He had left in Wantagh the old scow, dignified by the name of "houseboat" to which was attached the further title of "Red Rover."

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