boatel

The definition of a boatel is a ship at a pier which is used as a hotel.

(noun)

An example of a boatel is a hotel where people sleep in cabins but the ship does not sail.

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See boatel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a ship moored at a pier or wharf and used as a hotel
  2. a hotel on a waterfront, with docks for use by boaters

Origin: boat + (hot)el

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