Liveaboard
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who lives on a boat.
"“We′re going to move aboard, sail around the world and do some writing,” the letter goes. “How are our chances?” It′s a common question from readers who know that my husband and I support our liveaboard life through writing and photography."
- 2 A boat designed or modified to allow people to live on board, compared to similar boats which do not have this feature.
"Liveaboards come in all kinds of shapes and sizes: monohulls, catamarans, and trimarans, from less than 30 feet to over 100. A liveaboard serves as hotel, restaurant, and dive shop all in one — and sometimes even as a photoprocessing lab, too."
- 1 Of a boat: designed or modified to allow people to live on board. not-comparable
- 2 Of a person: living on board a boat. not-comparable
Example
More examples"“We′re going to move aboard, sail around the world and do some writing,” the letter goes. “How are our chances?” It′s a common question from readers who know that my husband and I support our liveaboard life through writing and photography."
Etymology
From live + aboard.
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