HOUSEBOAT

houseboat

(noun) a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

houseboat (plural houseboats)

A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.

Anagrams

• boathouse

Source: Wiktionary



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SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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