boarding
/ˈbɔrdɪŋ/
noun
- The act of getting on a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle.
- The airline announced that boarding would begin at gate 12.
- We waited in the terminal until boarding was called.
- Passengers should have their tickets ready for boarding.
- A structure made of boards, such as a fence or wall covering.
- They replaced the damaged boarding on the barn.
- The old house had wooden boarding on the outside.
- The storm tore off several pieces of boarding from the shed.
- The arrangement of providing regular meals and lodging, especially in a school or private home.
- The cost of boarding is included in the tuition fee.
- The school offers full boarding for students who live far away.
- She found a boarding arrangement with a local family.
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- Relating to the process of getting onto a vehicle, especially an aircraft.
- She showed her boarding card to the flight attendant.
- The boarding time for flight 247 is 3:30 PM.
- Please have your boarding pass ready before you reach the gate.
- Relating to a school where students live and eat on the premises.
- Many boarding houses have strict rules about curfew.
- The boarding students have activities on weekends.
- He attended a boarding school in the countryside.