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riverboat

/ˈrɪvərˌboʊt/ /ˈrɪvɚˌboʊt/

Meanings
noun
A watercraft designed for operating on rivers.

Examples :

"The tourists enjoyed the slow ride on the riverboat. "
nautical vehicle technology

Related Words

Illustration enjoyed

enjoyed verb

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something

"Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing."

Illustration tourists

tourists noun

/ˈtʊərɪsts/ /ˈtɔːrɪsts/

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.

"During the summer, the small beach town is crowded with tourists who are there to relax and enjoy the sun. "

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slow noun

/sləʊ/ /sloʊ/

Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

"The slow in our class struggled to keep up with the assignments. "

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

Because of; as a result of.

"I went home, for I was tired."

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operating verb

/ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/

To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

"The doctor is operating on the patient's leg. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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ride noun

/ɹaɪd/

An instance of riding.

"Can I have a ride on your bike?"

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designed verb

/dɪˈzaɪnd/

To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).

"The students designed posters for the school fair. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

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rivers noun

/ˈɹɪvəz/ /ˈɹɪvɚz/

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

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watercraft noun

/ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/

Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water – a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.

"The harbor was filled with various watercraft, from small fishing boats to large cargo ships. "