houseboat
noun
house·boat
ˈhau̇s-ˌbōt 
: a boat fitted for use as a dwelling
especially
: a pleasure craft with a broad beam, a usually shallow draft, and a large superstructure resembling a house
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Watch nature closely The houseboat had a lovely deck, which became my main living area.
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Marcy Porus-Gottlieb, Contributor, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
Book a private cruise down the Sumida River (perhaps aboard a traditional Japanese houseboat, or yakatabune) ending at Tokyo Bay.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Williams, Eleanor, and Kai-Ming get to enjoy not dying and, later, are partying it up on Eleanor’s houseboat.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Note: During the off-season (now), the houseboat is parked in the host’s driveway.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Marcy Porus-Gottlieb, Contributor, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
Book a private cruise down the Sumida River (perhaps aboard a traditional Japanese houseboat, or yakatabune) ending at Tokyo Bay.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Williams, Eleanor, and Kai-Ming get to enjoy not dying and, later, are partying it up on Eleanor’s houseboat.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Note: During the off-season (now), the houseboat is parked in the host’s driveway.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Houseboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houseboat. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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houseboat
noun
house·boat
ˈhau̇s-ˌbōt
: a roomy usually shallow and flat-bottomed pleasure boat equipped for use as a dwelling or for cruising
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