riverboat

noun

riv·​er·​boat ˈri-vər-ˌbōt How to pronounce riverboat (audio)
: a boat for use on a river

Examples of riverboat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If driving an hour or two to the Missouri towns in the path of totality isn’t in the cards for you, one of the next best views may be aboard the riverboats on the Mississippi River near St. Louis' iconic Gateway Arch. Melissa Locker, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024 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. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 The story’s bloody, propulsive denouement includes a slave insurrection and a surreal trip into the bowels of a riverboat, where Jim and Norman learn the vital distinction between the ringing of four bells and seven. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024 If Senate Bill 62 passes, riverboats with as few as 40 passengers, rather than boats with 100 passengers, will be eligible to sell alcohol. Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for riverboat 

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Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of riverboat was in 1565

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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverboat. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

riverboat

noun
riv·​er·​boat -ˌbōt How to pronounce riverboat (audio)
: a boat used (as for carrying passengers or freight) on a river

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