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liveaboard

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a boat: designed or modified to allow people to live on board.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of a person: living on board a boat.

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Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who lives on a boat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2008, Zoe Simpson, A Matter of Degree, Fossil-Imprints, UK, page 132, ‘None of the boats around you have liveaboards, do they?’ put in Mum.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A boat designed or modified to allow people to live on board, compared to similar boats which do not have this feature.

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History

Etymology

From live + aboard.