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.
1 Richard Arlen played the Cheshire Cat in the 1933 Paramount film version of Alice in Wonderland.. 2  As part of a limited edition set of decor and animals, Farmville (a Facebook application) has released the caterpillar, seen in the Alice in Wonderland (2010) movie, along with the Cheshire cat, Chessur.