boarding school

American  

[bawr-ding skool] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ ˌskul /

noun

1. a school at which the students receive board and lodging during the school term (day school ).

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boarding school British  

noun

1. a school providing living accommodation for some or all of its pupils

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Etymology

Origin of boarding school

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

For senior grades though, boarding school is the only option for a good education.

From BBC

It was my 50th high-school reunion, and we old friends were there to celebrate the remarkable few years we spent together more than five decades ago in a boarding school halfway around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stoppard attended boarding schools in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, but found lessons dull.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four years older than me, he was dispatched to an American boarding school in Kodaikanal, a “hill station” scattered across the crevices of the Palani Hills, the eastern stretch of the Western Ghats mountain range.

From The Wall Street Journal

A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country's president said.

From BBC

Related Words

• institute
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