1) Ark 1) Barge 2) Boat type 3) Docked dwelling 4) Flatboat 5) Floating flat 6) Floating home 7) Grant-Loren movie 8) Lighter 9) Part-time transport 
A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually moored, kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities. However, many are capable of operation under their own power. Float house is a Canadian and U.S. term for a ho...
A floating house generally, but not always, converted from a boat.
[n] - a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
noun a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water.