单词 | liveaboard |
释义 | liveaboardadj.n. A. adj. (attributive). 1. Designating a journey or holiday (esp. a cruise or diving trip) which involves living aboard a ship or boat for a time. ΚΠ 1956 N.Y. Times 23 Nov. 54/2 The liners..would make eight special ‘live-aboard’ cruises to Bermuda during the 1957 Easter season. 1999 Sport Diver Dec. 15/1 My husband and I recently returned from a fantastic liveaboard holiday in the Egyptian Red Sea. 2007 J. Cummings & N. G. Itoi Baja 53/2 Liveaboard diving trips to various islands. 2. Designating a boat equipped with facilities such as a kitchen, beds, etc., which enable people to live on board (either temporarily or permanently). ΚΠ 1966 N.Y. Times 29 May s11/3 (advt.) A live aboard yacht. 1979 Canad. Mag. (Toronto) 13 Jan. 18/1 It consists of 15 waterhouses and six live-aboard boats. 1989 Skin Diver May 102/2 Join a live-aboard dive vessel. 2004 D. Dalton Rough Guide Philippines p. x You'll have to hire a liveaboard boat to get here. B. n. A liveaboard boat. Also: a person who lives on such a boat. Cf. houseboat n. ΚΠ 1967 N.Y. Times 16 Apr. s12/2 (advt.) Chris Craft Live-aboards... Biggest value in boating with all the comforts of home! 1989 L. Gough Hot Shots v. 31 The boats were quiet, deserted. He wondered if any of them were liveaboards. 1994 Canal & Riverboat Feb. 36/3 The aim..will be to look at some of the more problematic areas in depth, arming prospective liveaboards with sufficient information to allow measured decisions to be made. 2006 Sunday Times (Nexis) 26 Mar. 26 The boat is the most comfortable liveaboard I've ever been on. It's beautifully kitted out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1956 |
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