houseboat

[ hous-boht ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌboʊt /

noun

a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water.

verb (used without object)

to travel or live on a houseboat.

Origin of houseboat

First recorded in 1780–90; house + boat

OTHER WORDS FROM houseboat

houseboater, noun

Words nearby houseboat

hours, Housatonic, house, house agent, house arrest, houseboat, housebound, houseboy, house brand, housebreak, housebreaker

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for houseboat

Some time later, Giovanditto took D and two other male students for a ride on a houseboat he had rented.
Murder in Celebration, Florida: The Victim’s Secret Life|Barbara Spindel, Maria Elena Fernandez|September 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yes, were on our way, said Mr. Howbridge, giving the wheel a turn and sending the houseboat out into the stream.
The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat|Grace Brooks Hill
Standing on the upper deck, we could look down stream to the place where our houseboat had been stopped by the row of pilings.
Virginia: The Old Dominion|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
They then spent the night with the houseboat and motor boat at anchor.
Madge Morton's Trust|Amy D. V. Chalmers

In May of 1898 we started down to Tientsin by houseboat, with our children, for a much-needed rest and change.
How I Know God Answers Prayer|Rosalind Goforth
Do Uncle and Aunt want us to leave the houseboat and come home at once?
Madge Morton's Victory|Amy D.V. Chalmers

British Dictionary definitions for houseboat

houseboat

/ (ˈhaʊsˌbəʊt) /

noun

a stationary boat or barge used as a home

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	houseboat
释义	houseboat [ hous-boht ] / ˈhaʊsˌboʊt / noun a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water. verb (used without object) to travel or live on a houseboat. Origin of houseboat First recorded in 1780–90; house + boat OTHER WORDS FROM houseboat houseboater, noun Words nearby houseboat hours, Housatonic, house, house agent, house arrest, houseboat, housebound, houseboy, house brand, housebreak, housebreaker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for houseboat Some time later, Giovanditto took D and two other male students for a ride on a houseboat he had rented. Murder in Celebration, Florida: The Victim’s Secret Life\|Barbara Spindel, Maria Elena Fernandez\|September 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Yes, were on our way, said Mr. Howbridge, giving the wheel a turn and sending the houseboat out into the stream. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat\|Grace Brooks Hill Standing on the upper deck, we could look down stream to the place where our houseboat had been stopped by the row of pilings. Virginia: The Old Dominion\|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins They then spent the night with the houseboat and motor boat at anchor. Madge Morton's Trust\|Amy D. V. Chalmers In May of 1898 we started down to Tientsin by houseboat, with our children, for a much-needed rest and change. How I Know God Answers Prayer\|Rosalind Goforth Do Uncle and Aunt want us to leave the houseboat and come home at once? Madge Morton's Victory\|Amy D.V. Chalmers British Dictionary definitions for houseboat houseboat / (ˈhaʊsˌbəʊt) / noun a stationary boat or barge used as a home Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	idiolysin idiom idiomatic idiomorphic idiomuscular contraction -idion idiopathic idiopathic aldosteronism idiopathic epilepsy idiopathic hypercalcemia of infants idiopathic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis idiopathic megacolon idiopathic neuralgia idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura idiopathy idiophone idioplasm idiosyncrasy idiosyncratic idiot idiot board idiot box