houseboats

noun

plural of houseboat
1
as in riverboats

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2
as in RVs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboats
  1. motorboats
  2. trailers
  3. powerboats
  4. homesteads
  5. canoes
  6. recreational vehicles
  7. skiffs
  8. mobile homes
Noun
  • Today, the use of motorboats has made the hunt increasingly controversial, placing traditional subsistence practices at the center of debates about culture, livelihoods and marine conservation.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The club boasts a lake (no motorboats), plenty of tennis courts, and a clubhouse.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of motorboats
Noun
  • Chief Travis Ruby of the Ada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that his office has received additional reports of construction crews in nearby subdivisions discovering bullet holes in their trailers.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the damage, all the trailers in that first row remained.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of trailers
Noun
  • The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of powerboats
Noun
  • Florida’s property tax system already shifts billions in property taxes from homesteads to non-homestead property.
    — Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Definition of homesteads
Noun
  • At Rainy Lake, for example, Voyageurs Outfitters and Rainy Lake Aquatics rent canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It was widely reported that there was eight rangers and four canoes heading out across the Boundary Waters.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • According to the annual homeless count, only 671 recreational vehicles remained in the 400 square miles of desert beyond the incorporated cities of Palmdale and Lancaster.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Within the first several months, at least $80,000 in investor money was allegedly used to pay Burkhalter's ex-wife's attorneys and expenses connected to recreational vehicles.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of recreational vehicles
Noun
  • Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of skiffs
Noun
  • About one-third of mobile homes are located in mobile home communities.
    — Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of mobile homes
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“Houseboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboats. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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