riverboat
Flat-bottomed inland craft
A riverboat is a boat designed for navigating rivers, typically with a flat bottom or shallow draft to handle variable water levels and currents.
The term often evokes the paddle-wheel steamboats of 19th-century America: a Mississippi riverboat, riverboat gambling.
Modern riverboats range from small craft to large passenger vessels for cruises and casinos.
Southern state or major river
- paddlewheelRotating blades propelling vessels
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
Mark Twain · Huckleberry Finn · Tom Sawyer · frontier · plantation · cotton trade · fur trade · Louisiana Purchase
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- sternwheelerRear-paddle propelled vessel
- sidewheelerBoat propelled by side-mounted wheels
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
- keelboatRidged-hull river cargo vessel
towboat · ferry · barge · pontoon · hull · bow · stern · deck
Facility for wagering
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
- floating casinoWaterborne gambling establishment
dealer · chips · stakes · wagering · betting · roulette · craps · baccarat
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
channel · navigation · shipment · commerce · trade · dock · port · harbor
Leisurely ocean voyage
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- dinner cruiseMeal aboard moving vessel
- sunset cruiseBoat excursion at dusk
deck · promenade · scenic · tourism · relaxation · entertainment · live music · buffet
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- paddlewheelRotating blades propelling vessels
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
Mark Twain · Huckleberry Finn · Tom Sawyer · showboat · frontier · plantation · cotton trade · fur trade · Louisiana Purchase · keelboat
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- sternwheelerRear-paddle propelled vessel
- sidewheelerBoat propelled by side-mounted wheels
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
keelboat · towboat · ferry · barge · pontoon · hull · bow · stern · deck · cabin
casino
Facility for wagering
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
floating casino · dealer · chips · stakes · wagering · betting · roulette · craps · baccarat · slots
cargo
Transported goods
waterway · channel · navigation · shipment · commerce · trade · dock · port · harbor · landing
cruise
Leisurely ocean voyage
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- dinner cruiseMeal aboard moving vessel
sunset cruise · deck · promenade · scenic · tourism · relaxation · entertainment · live music · buffet · dancing
- River ThemesNile, Thames, Amazon, Ganges, riverbank
- boatsship, canoe, kayak, yacht, ferry
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- watercraftkayak, canoe, ships, ship, vessels
- boatingferry, motorboat, motorboats, cruise, sailboats
- Amazon RainforestAmazon, tropical rainforest, Amazon rainforest, Amazon basin, jungle
riverboatocean liner
Large scheduled passenger vessel
cruise ship · deep-sea vessel · cargo ship · naval vessel · clipper ship
riverboattrain
Rail vehicle or instruct
locomotive · stagecoach · automobile · truck · carriage
- riverboat casinosGambling venues on vessels
- riverboat gamblerCard player on waterways
- riverboat gamblingCasino games on watercraft
- riverboat pilotOne who navigates inland vessels
- riverboat cruisesPleasure voyages on streams
- riverboat captainCommander of river vessel