单词 | floatel |
释义 | floateln. A floating hotel, or one built over water; spec. a boat operating as a hotel (cf. botel n. 1). Also used of the accommodation blocks for workers on off-shore drilling rigs.Proprietary in the U.K. ( Trade Marks Jrnl. (1983) 16 Nov. 2732/1 Floatel..Buildings adapted to float and frameworks therefor; all made wholly or principally of metal..2nd March, 1982), though apparently in established generic use before and after this. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > hotel hotel1687 hotel garni1744 lodgea1817 gasthof1832 temperance house1833 temperance hotel1837 railway hotel1839 palace hotel1844 parador1845 caravanserai1848 resort hotel1886 metropole1890 Ritz1900 trust house1902 apartment hotel1909 welfare hotel1915 motel1925 motor hotel1925 auto court1926 motor court1936 motor lodge1936 residential1940 botel1956 floatel1959 apartotel1965 motor inn1967 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > passenger vessel > [noun] > luxuriously appointed or hotel botel1950 floatel1959 society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > accommodation blocks on rigs floatel1979 1959 Robins & Legge Animal Dunkirk xix. 175 Visitors..will stay in modern hotels with panoramic views or aboard luxurious ‘flotels’, providing floating bungalows, restaurants, and ready-made swimming pools. 1962 Observer 2 Sept. 30/2 For those who do not want to hire their own boat there is the ‘floatel’ with accommodation for 12 passengers. 1979 Oilman 8 Sept. 11/1 Its masterpiece is the North Ninian module, commonly known as a flotel as it had to be floated into position on a 10,000 ton barge. Sixty-six feet high, it has five storeys providing everything from control room to sleeping accommodation. 1987 N. Rankin Dead Man's Chest 23 A Royal Navy prize-ship..operated as a ‘flotel’ for the workers. 1988 Shetland Times 16 Dec. 5/1 Pupils from seven local schools last week attended a prizegiving lunch on board the floatel Safe Lancia, moored at Sullom Voe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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