Showboat

//ˈʃoʊˌboʊt//

Synonyms for "showboat" (64 found)

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Translations

9 translations across 9 languages.

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Dutch

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  • evenementenboot noun (river steamer with theatre)

Finnish

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  • teatterilaiva noun (river steamer with theatre)

French

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  • bateau-théâtre noun (river steamer with theatre)

German

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  • Theaterschiff noun (river steamer with theatre)

Hebrew

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  • סְפִינַת שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים noun (river steamer with theatre)

Hungarian

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  • színházhajó noun (river steamer with theatre)

Icelandic

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  • leikhúsbátur noun (river steamer with theatre)

Italian

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  • battello-teatro noun (river steamer with theatre)

Swedish

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  • teaterbåt noun (river steamer with theatre)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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And Agnes Moorehead henpecks with stern persistence as Parthy, the captain's loving wife. The sets, which include a full-sized showboat with belching double stacks and sternwheel, are in the best Metro tradition, which means as sumptuous as sumptuous can be.

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Mr. Sterling was born in Baltimore on June 24, 1915, to Jack Sexton and Edna Cable, veteran performers in vaudeville, showboats and stock companies.

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Lowriding emerged in the 1950's in California, as Mexican-American youths -- in what may have been a reaction to the hot-rod culture dominated by whites -- transformed their cars into fantastical, ground-hugging showboats.

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Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick.

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