Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A barge designed and equipped for use as a dwelling.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A boat fitted up as a house, and commonly more or less resembling one in form and arrangements, for permanent or temporary habitation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical a
vessel , such as abarge , used as adwelling
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
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Examples
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Lodging on a houseboat is a storied tradition in Kashmir, dating back to the mid-19th century, at the height of the British Raj.
Paradise Regained? 2008
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Lodging on a houseboat is a storied tradition in Kashmir, dating back to the mid-19th century, at the height of the British Raj.
Paradise Regained? 2008
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[...] location: Atlanta, Georgia (so cool this houseboat is inspired by a tribeca loft!) source: freshome [...]
Fashionable Home in Denver, A Showcase of Luxury And Style 2009
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She had a houseboat, which is Chen's houseboat the big junk in PRECIOUS DRAGON is a real boat, of the same name, and was dating a cop in the HK vice squad.
Archive 2009-07-01 Liviu 2009
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Second, once the British discovered that the houseboat was a nest of spies, they would quickly figure out that Kernel had been concealing the facts and protecting the agents.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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Flossie seemed to think the most wonderful part of the houseboat was the kitchen and the stove.
The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat Laura Lee Hope
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Recently the captain had been calling the houseboat girls by their first names, as he was with them so constantly in their trouble.
Madge Morton's Victory Amy D. V. Chalmers
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Naturally the houseboat was a little distance from the secret channel.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat Janet Aldridge
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The houseboat was a large one, and to make the trip more pleasant, the boys invited two ladies to go along, Mrs. Stanhope and Mrs. Laning.
The Rover Boys on the Plains The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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By the time they had managed to crawl to the shore through the mud, the houseboat was a good distance out into the stream.
The Rover Boys on the Plains The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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