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单词 floatel
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floateln.

/fləʊˈtɛl/
Forms: Also flotel.
Etymology: Blend of float v. and hotel n.
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.
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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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