riverboat

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US/ˈɹɪvɚˌboʊt/

noun

A watercraft designed for operating on rivers.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounriverboat (plural riverboats)

plural riverboats · alternative river boat

  1. A watercraft designed for operating on rivers.

Origin

Translations

Czech říční loď
  • říční loďwatercraft
Dutch binnenvaartschip
  • binnenvaartschipwatercraft
Esperanto enlanda ŝipo
  • enlanda ŝipowatercraft
Finnish jokivene
  • jokivenewatercraft
French bateau fluvial, bateau-mouche
  • bateau fluvialwatercraft
  • bateau-mouchewatercraft
German Binnenschiff
  • Binnenschiffwatercraft
Greek ποταμόπλοιο
  • ποταμόπλοιο (potamóploio)watercraft
Hebrew סְפִינַת נָהָר, סְפִינַת נְהָרוֹת
  • סְפִינַת נָהָר (sfinat nahar)watercraft
  • סְפִינַת נְהָרוֹת (sfinat neharot)watercraft
Norwegian Bokmål elvebåt
  • elvebåtwatercraft
Polish łódź rzeczna
  • łódź rzecznawatercraft
Russian речно́й парохо́д
  • речно́й парохо́д (rečnój paroxód)watercraft
Spanish barco fluvial
  • barco fluvialwatercraft
Swedish flodbåt
  • flodbåtwatercraft
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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