| A | B |
| dugout | A canoe or boat made by hollowing out a log |
| keelboat | A river boat with a shaped hull, rounded in the front and back with a cabin for the captain and crew |
| snag | A branch or tree stub that can damage a boat |
| upstream | Toward the source or beginning of a river |
| boiler | A tank for making steam to run engines |
| sandbar | A ridge of sand in the river |
| steamboat | A boat, especially a river boat, moved by a steam engine |
| warp | To bend out of shape |
| hull | The frame of a boat or ship |
| riverboat | A boat that travels up and down the river |
| museum | A building where objects of interest are kept |
| accident | An unintentional unfortunate event |
| invention | A product of the imagination |
| railroad | A track that railroad cars and locomotives travel upon |
| cargo | The goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship |
| treasure | Wealth such as jewels, money or precious metals |
| erosion | The wearing away of land by wind or water |
| passengers | People that ride the riverboats, keelboats or flatboats |
| navigation | The science of getting ships from place to place |
| transport | To carry goods or merchandise up and down the river |