Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A dockside community of privately owned boats moored in slips that are purchased for year-round living.
  • noun A slip in such a community.

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  • noun A boat slip sold like a condominium, so that the owner has exclusive use of the slip and shared use of common areas of the marina.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[dock + (cond)ominium.]

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Blend of dock and condominium

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Examples

  • But you don't even need a residence attached to make money: At the Ocean Reef Club in the Florida Keys, a dockominium big enough for a 100-footer sold last year for $2 million; it had sold for $700,000 in 2004.

    Cashing In on Real Estate, It's Still Possible 2008

  • There is a free boat launch just down the street, only three blocks from numerous marinas and across the street from the dockominium storage facility, the Carrabelle Boat Club, and a full service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner just steps away from the Inn. Our brand new Inn has reasonable rates and a friendly accommodating staff and the Inn has its own dockage for your boat available to our guests on the Carrabelle river next to the bridge on Highway 98, just a half mile from the Inn. Opening day with great conditions

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • There is a free boat launch just down the street, only three blocks from numerous marinas and across the street from the dockominium storage facility, the Carrabelle Boat Club, and a full service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner just steps away from the Inn. Our brand new Inn has reasonable rates and a friendly accommodating staff and the Inn has its own dockage for your boat available to our guests on the Carrabelle river next to the bridge on Highway 98, just a half mile from the Inn. Opening day with great conditions

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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