houseboat

noun
UK /ˈhaʊs.bəʊt/
US /ˈhaʊs.boʊt/

A houseboat is a boat that people live in like a house.

We spent the summer on a houseboat by the lake.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A boat designed or fitted out for living on, often moored in one place.

Many houseboats line the canal in the city.

3. A vessel used as a floating residence for holidays or vacations.

They rented a houseboat for a week on the river.

4. A barge or large boat converted into permanent living quarters.

The old barge was turned into a cozy houseboat.