Definition of Riverboat

1. Noun. A watercraft designed for operating on rivers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Riverboat

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riverboat

river limpet
river otter
river pear
river prawn
river rat
river rats
river red gum
river shad
river turtle
riverain
riverains
riverbank
riverbanks
riverbed
riverbeds
riverboat (current term)
riverboat queen
riverboat queens
riverboatman
riverboatmen
riverboats
rivered
riveret
riverets
riverfront
riverfronts
rivergoing
riverhead
riverheads
riverhood

Literary usage of Riverboat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Money Laundering: Rapid Growth of Casinos Makes Them Vulnerable by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Initially, riverboat casinos were located primarily along the ... Figure 1 shows a riverboat casino. As of September 1994, 57 riverboats operated in five ..."

2. Orlando & Central Florida by Don Philpott (1999)
"Although the boiler converts water to steam to drive the paddle wheel, the riverboat is actually 'steered' along its half-mile (1km) route on an underwater ..."

3. Orlando & Central Florida by Don Philpott (1999)
"You can get another taste of history by taking a relaxing ride on the Liberty Square riverboat, the Richard F. Irvine, which was actually built in a dry ..."

4. Romantic Weekends the Carolinas & the Georgia Coast by Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (1999)
"Both ships are owned and operated by the River Street riverboat Company, ... nah-riverboat.com, www.savannah-riverboat.com, 9 East River Street. ..."

5. St. Louis, Missouri: A Photographic Portrait by Bill Grant, Photographer (2007)
"... riverboat gambling, elaborate buffets and star-studded entertainment can board this floating casino, a replica of a 19th-century side-wheeler riverboat, ..."

6. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2006)
"A fast boat, the riverboat Franceses, owned by Fran and Modesto Watson (n ... meals and round-trip transportation on their riverboat runs about US $185. ..."

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