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riverboat

[riv-er-boht]

noun

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



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Word History and Origins

Origin of riverboat1

First recorded in 1555–65; river 1 + boat
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Example Sentences

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The restless young man drifted from one job to another, then found his first calling as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, an experience that would inform Twain’s “Life on the Mississippi” and other books.

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The band whose hits include The Riverboat Song and The Day We Caught the Train will play two dates at Glasgow's 02 Academy on 15 and 16 April.

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The stage was massive and was designed to look like a riverboat.

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“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.

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

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