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SHOWBOAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does showboat mean?
• SHOWBOAT (noun)
The noun SHOWBOAT has 1 sense:
1. a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
Familiarity information: SHOWBOAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("showboat" is a kind of...):
river boat (a boat used on rivers or to ply a river)
steamboat (a boat propelled by a steam engine)
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