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boatel definition

boatel (bō tel′)

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

Etymology: boat + (hot)el

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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