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boatel

noun
/bəʊˈtɛl/UK/boʊˈtɛl/US

Etymology

Blend of boat + hotel. First attested in the early 1950s.

  1. derived from hospitālis
  2. derived from hospitālis
  3. derived from ostel
  4. derived from hostel
  5. borrowed from hôtel
  6. compounded as boatel — “boat + hotel”

Definitions

  1. A ship, normally moored alongside a quay, used as a hotel

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA