showboat

showboat
showboat 1869, "river steamer on which theatrical performances are given," from SHOW (Cf. show) (n.) + BOAT (Cf. boat). The verb meaning "to show off" is attested from 1951.

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  • Showboat —   [ ʃəʊbəʊt, englisch] das, (s)/ s, Unterhaltungsschiff mit Schauspielern und Requisiten für Shows und Theateraufführungen (Melodramen, Märchenstücke); beliebt im 19. Jahrhundert auf großen Flüssen im Westen der USA, v. a. auf dem Mississippi.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • showboat — ☆ showboat [shōbōt΄ ] n. 1. a boat, esp. a steamboat, containing a theater and carrying a troupe of actors who play river towns 2. Slang a showoff; exhibitionist vi. Slang to show off …   English World dictionary

  • Showboat — A showboat, or show boat, was a form of theatre that travelled along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. A showboat was basically a barge that resembled a long, flat roofed house, and in order to… …   Wikipedia

  • showboat — /shoh boht /, n. 1. a boat, esp. a paddle wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater. 2. Informal. show off (def. 1). 3. a person, esp. an athlete, who performs in an ostentatiously sensational manner calculated to draw attention; show off. v.i.… …   Universalium

  • showboat — UK [ˈʃəʊˌbəʊt] / US [ˈʃoʊˌboʊt] noun [countable] Word forms showboat : singular showboat plural showboats theatre a large boat with a theatre on it and actors who give performances at various towns along a river …   English dictionary

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  • Showboat Atlantic City — (Атлантик Сити,США) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 801 Boardwalk …   Каталог отелей

  • Showboat (disambiguation) — Showboat or Show Boat may refer to: * Showboat, or show boat a theater;Literature * Show Boat (novel), an Edna Ferber novel;Film and theater * Show Boat , a Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical adapted from the Edna Ferber novel * Show… …   Wikipedia

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