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

He offered an official apology to Native Americans for the US government’s long history of removing Native American children from their families and forcing them into boarding schools.

From NewsForKids.net

He offered an official apology to Native Americans for the US government’s long history of removing Native American children from their families and forcing them into boarding schools.

From NewsForKids.net

He offered an official apology to Native Americans for the US government’s long history of removing Native American children from their families and forcing them into boarding schools.

From NewsForKids.net

Then there are scandals that have emerged involving boarding schools and children's homes - the closed environments making children easy prey.

From BBC

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

Related Words

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