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as in riverboat
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as in trailer
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Recent Examples of houseboat
This maze of lakes and islands hosts houseboats as well as celestial reflections, with auroras possible by dint of its location at 48 degrees north along the U.S.-Canada border.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
All three of those tenets are found within the one-bedroom, two-bath abode, which replaced an aging houseboat that had occupied the slip for decades.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald began publishing fiction at age fifty-eight, and won the 1979 Booker Prize for her third novel Offshore, based on her experience living on a rundown houseboat in London.
—Jane Ciabattari
august 12, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Experience something new by sleeping in a former church built in 1904 or a houseboat anchored amidst cypress trees emerging from the open water.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
All three of those tenets are found within the one-bedroom, two-bath abode, which replaced an aging houseboat that had occupied the slip for decades.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald began publishing fiction at age fifty-eight, and won the 1979 Booker Prize for her third novel Offshore, based on her experience living on a rundown houseboat in London.
—Jane Ciabattari
august 12, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Experience something new by sleeping in a former church built in 1904 or a houseboat anchored amidst cypress trees emerging from the open water.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboat
Noun
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Remembering the Ohio River's riverboat glory days.—
Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tiffany and his wife owned and operated a riverboat cruise business, Wilderness Cruises, for two decades.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The trailer, which was released earlier this month, sees Kardashian's character at war with Paulson's Carrington Lane.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ramp was closed after a tractor-trailer overturned sometime around noon.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Leith returned me to shore in a motorboat.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The couple and their family are shown on surfboards, motorboats, and kayaks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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San Jose has been boosting enforcement on RV encampments, and in 2022, Mountain View designated three miles of streets for oversized vehicles after being sued by the ACLU for their initial ban.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nomadnest Portable, Modern Tiny House The spacious, three-bedroom flat on wheels is almost 400 square feet and positively palatial compared to the average RV.—
Travel + Leisure Staff,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Powering over the horizon on my beloved center console powerboat and not wearing a shirt for long periods of time!—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This weekend, the historic powerboat racing series returns to east Mission Bay for the 57th time.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The fact that paranormal experts Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) dealt with horrors in real life adds to the fear factor of James Wan's franchise starter, which focused on a Rhode Island family, their rundown farmhouse and some witchiness.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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This gorgeous kitchen is decidedly farmhouse.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The result is what seems to be a cross between a catamaran and a giant fishing pontoon with a large open deck measuring 900 ft² (83 m²) that can handle standard shipping containers weighing up to 30 tonnes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Both the Bay Bridge and Francis Scott Key Bridge are under limited restrictions, meaning no house trailers or empty box trailers are allowed to travel through, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2023
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Burglary There was a burglary to a house trailer in the 7300 block of McCormick Boulevard on Jan. 8 in which an unknown person used a pry tool to pry open a door on a mobile trailer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2023
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“Houseboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboat. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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