boarding

[ bawr-ding, bohr- ]

noun

1. wooden boards collectively.
2. a structure of boards, as in a fence or a floor.
3. the act of a person who boards a ship, train, airplane, or the like:

   an uneventful boarding.

boarding

/ ˈbɔːdɪŋ /

noun

1. a structure of boards, such as a floor or fence
2. timber boards collectively
3. 1. the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      a boarding pass

4. a process used in tanning to accentuate the natural grain of hides, in which the surface of a softened leather is lightly creased by folding grain to grain and the fold is worked to and fro across the leather

Other Words From

• pre·boarding adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of boarding¹

First recorded in 1525–35; board + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

For many boarding school students, corporal punishment was regarded as "normal", former Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga, who was attending the camp the night Guide died, said in his 2015 autobiography.

From BBC

In August, in the midst of Trump's campaigning for president, Jack threated legal action when Trump's deputy director of communications posted a video of him boarding a plane to the White Stripes' hit 2003 song "Seven Nation Army."

From Salon

Pomona College alumni have created a Facebook page — the 47 Society — dedicated to displaying examples of the number as it pops up in everyday life — on a restaurant bill, an airline boarding pass and football scores.

From Los Angeles Times

The situation takes me back to my boarding school days, where senior students regularly bullied juniors.

From BBC

At a museum building in the city centre, vast numbers of volunteers were queuing up to receive supplies – buckets, mops, food and water - before boarding buses to the areas worst hit by the catastrophic floods which overwhelmed the region earlier this week, killing more than 200 people with many still missing.

From BBC

Related Words

• catch
• climb on
• enter
• get on
• hop on