houseboats

noun

plural of houseboat
1
as in riverboats

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as in RVs

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  1. motorboats
  2. trailers
  3. powerboats
  4. homesteads
  5. canoes
  6. recreational vehicles
  7. skiffs
  8. mobile homes
Noun
  • Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Today, the use of motorboats has made the hunt increasingly controversial, placing traditional subsistence practices at the center of debates about culture, livelihoods and marine conservation.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of motorboats
Noun
  • Social media videos went viral this summer showing hourslong lines of boat trailers waiting to launch at the remaining Stateline ramp, which has had to be extended as water levels drop.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
  • While PlusAI is a software developer working on self-driving technologies, Kwan said cargo theft has been a persistent problem for the trucking industry, which is in search of solutions to better track trailers and cargo statuses.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of trailers
Noun
  • The German tuner, famous for building monstrously powerful G-Wagens, Lambos, and the like, has teamed up with Finnish builder Axopar Boats on a pair of high-performance powerboats.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Definition of powerboats
Noun
  • Florida’s property tax system already shifts billions in property taxes from homesteads to non-homestead property.
    — Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Definition of homesteads
Noun
  • Travis Meier is a portage runner who carries canoes to raise awareness for Minnesota's public lands.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared.
    — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • Honda seems to believe its next frontier is building high-tech recreational vehicles.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But Curry was growing up in a manufacturing hotspot, which today produces most of the world's recreational vehicles, bottles the bulk of North America's Febreze and processes wood, plastic and aluminum.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of recreational vehicles
Noun
  • Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of skiffs
Noun
  • About one-third of mobile homes are located in mobile home communities.
    — Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of mobile homes
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“Houseboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboats. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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