Norwegian ship to serve as floating hotel for Rio Olympics. Itâs official: The Norwegian Getaway is taking a 40-day break from its regular cruising schedule in the Caribbean to head to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Once there, the 4,000-passenger ship will serve as a floating hotel for the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Cheshire cat (ProperNoun). A fictional grinning cat, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Origin: The term is attested since at least the 1790s.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Edit. Cheshire Cat sitting on a tree branch. During Alice's first visit to Wonderland, he was the pet cat of the Duchess and was very fat. He later followed Alice, asking where the Duchess' baby had gone. Alice told the Cat that the baby had turned into a pig and ran away.