seasteading

English

WOTD – 16 November 2018

Etymology

“The Swimming City” by András Győrfi, the overall winner of a seastead design competition organized by The Seasteading Institute, which was formed to facilitate the establishment of communities on seaborne platforms operating in international waters

Blend of sea +‎ homesteading.

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Noun

seasteading (uncountable)

  1. The creation of permanent dwellings at sea, outside the territory claimed by any national government.
    • 1977, New Age Journal, volume 3, page 193:
      We're a young American couple without much money who wanted to make the planet our village. Seasteading (self-sufficient boat living) was the answer.

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