Houseboat
Appearance
A houseboat is a vessel specifically designed to be a semipermanent dwelling. Houseboats tend to have engines that allow them to move under their own power, just like most other modern vessels. Floating homes are sometimes called houseboats.
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In some places houseboats are used by tourists.