Definitions

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  • adjective Relating to a boat designed or modified to allow people to live on board.
  • noun US A person who lives on a boat.
  • noun US A boat designed or modified to allow people to live on board, compared to similar boats which do not have this feature.

Etymologies

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From live + aboard.

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Examples

  • I'll be on a liveaboard, which is a really great way to do a lot of diving in a concentrated period of time.

    Swimming with da fishes 2009

  • I'll be on a liveaboard, which is a really great way to do a lot of diving in a concentrated period of time.

    13 posts from January 2009 2009

  • I'll be on a liveaboard, which is a really great way to do a lot of diving in a concentrated period of time.

    Swimming with da fishes 2009

  • A liveaboard is the ideal way to get the most diving in the shortest amount of time (season is from October to May).

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • He called the liveaboard community an "important component of Washington's maritime heritage."

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News By VANESSA HO / SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF 2010

  • After paddling against the tide for hours on a late summer sea in Brighton with far more experienced kayakers than myself, I collapsed on the floor of my liveaboard boat back in the marina, unable to move beyond reaching for the takeaway menu from the Junk boat Chinese restaurant and the phone.

    Fish 'n' ships 2010

  • It's available to RVers and truckers who file the affidavit that the receiver is in a liveaboard vehicle and attach a copy of the registration.

    Dish Distants-Final Chapter 2006

  • Here's some of what I know so far: I'll be on a liveaboard ship for about 10 days out at Osprey reef and scientists are tagging white tip reef sharks, grey sharks and tiger sharks, which happen to be the 2nd most dangerous sharks to humans.

    accidental death & dismemberment WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2008

  • Here's some of what I know so far: I'll be on a liveaboard ship for about 10 days out at Osprey reef and scientists are tagging white tip reef sharks, grey sharks and tiger sharks, which happen to be the 2nd most dangerous sharks to humans.

    Archive 2008-02-01 WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2008

  • It's available to RVers and truckers who file the affidavit that the receiver is in a liveaboard vehicle and attach a copy of the registration.

    Dish Distants-Final Chapter 2006

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