houseboat

English

Etymology

From house +‎ boat.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊsˌboʊt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

houseboat (plural houseboats)

  1. A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications, page 223, about Hemingford Grey:
      Graceful old houses stand by the edge of the Great Ouse and gaze down at the houseboats, skiffs and motor-cruisers that moor there.

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