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houseboat

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house·boat  (housbt)
n.
A barge designed and equipped for use as a dwelling or cruiser.

houseboat
Noun
a stationary boat used as a home
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.houseboathouseboat - a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Translations
houseboat [ˈhausbəut] ncasa flotante
houseboat [ˈhausbəut] nbateau (aménagé en habitation)
houseboat [ˈhausbəut] house nHausboot nt
houseboat [ˈhausbəut] nhouse boat f inv


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It was just before the Henley week, and they were going up in large numbers; some by themselves, some towing houseboats.
They passed many arks and houseboats of fishermen moored among the tules, and the women and children, like the men in the boats, were dark-skinned, black-eyed, foreign.
 
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