SHOWBOAT

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 I. (noun) 

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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