Houseboat
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noun.
A barge designed and equipped for use as a dwelling.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A boat fitted up as a house, and commonly more or less resembling one in form and arrangements, for permanent or temporary habitation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
a
vessel
, such as a
barge
, used as a
dwelling
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
Word Usage
"Lodging on a houseboat is a storied tradition in Kashmir, dating back to the mid-19th century, at the height of the British Raj."
cross-reference
boathouse
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
barge
flatboat
hoy
lighter
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
all-expenses-paid
blanketing
camp-bed
canted
country-house