houseboating

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noun

The practice of living or travelling in a houseboat.

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Meanings

nounhouseboating (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of living or travelling in a houseboat.

    The sprawling blue lake in B.C.'s North Okanagan region is the houseboating capital of Canada.

    2009 July 25, Jeremy Ferguson, “Whiling away the days on a voyage of discovery”, in Toronto Star

Origin

From houseboat + -ing.

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Cite this entry
APA

houseboating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseboating

MLA

“houseboating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseboating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “houseboating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseboating.

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