houseboat means A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 72 out of 100.
houseboat is pronounced /ˈhaʊsˌboʊt/.
Etymology
From house + boat.
noun
- A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.“Graceful old houses stand by the edge of the Great Ouse and gaze down at the houseboats, skiffs and motor-cruisers that moor there.”