Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A boat suitable for use on a river.
Wiktionary
- n. A watercraft designed for operating on rivers.
Examples
“Mab looked at Phillip Kincaid first, since the riverboat was his gin joint, giving him the courtesy of at least pretending to defer to him on his home turf.”
“The building of the riverboat is a massive undertaking, especially on a world where violence and greed are as prevalent as on Earth.”
“The riverboat was the home for the now-closed President Casino.”
“Pinnacle said last fall it planned to replace the aging hull of the riverboat, which is due for a Coast Guard inspection in July.”
“On the other hand, all the old movie theaters are gone, and there's now an ugly four-lane highway cutting off downtown from the Mississippi, not to mention a huge and hideous fake "riverboat" casino.”
“The mayor proposes to dip into the "riverboat" fund an allocation of taxes collected by Harrison County each year and subsequently distributed to its city neighbor to the extent of $800,000.”
“It's the same kind of legal fiction that states like Indiana use to permit gambling on "riverboat" casinos that are permanently docked on dry land.”
“If gambling is your thing, the area boasts three "riverboat" casinos for your gaming pleasure.”
“Swift Boat Sailors Association, "a group of veterans who manned" the kind of riverboat that Kerry commanded, "lots of enlisted men did the same.”
“Supporters banked on French Lick's inland "riverboat" to bring a massive makeover of the once-thriving valley, which was hit hard by the loss of manufacturing plants in the past two decades.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘riverboat’.
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boat phrases/words
how boat is used
boat basin, boat bed, boat bedding, boat-bone, boat bridge, boat chain, boat chock, boat cloak, boat club, boat cover, boat cradle, boat crew and 140 more...
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Jazz Era
Swingin' and boppin' slang-a-lang.
mooche, moocher, kick the gong around, applesauce, the berries, hooch, juice joint, the john, rummy, screaming meemies, daddy, cokey and 66 more...
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Out to Sea
If I had a boat
I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony
I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together
Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat.boat, ship, skiff, barge, canoe, catamaran, yacht, scow, lifeboat, launch, ketch, dory and 303 more...
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Floy's Words
woebegone, bendigedig, alas, twixt, oyster, chuckle, fudge, stealth, sweetheart, wallow, fervently, riverboat and 33 more...
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travelling
dirigible, nautilus, tireme, odyssey, timeship, spaceship, jet, car, jeep, phaeton, truck, lightship and 58 more...
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Trout Mask Replica
Lyrics from the Captain Beefheart album
frownland, dove-winged, bobbin, tote'n, scamperin', krimpt, spam, limbo, bimbo, dachau, bulbous, nitty and 80 more...
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