- present participle of board.
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a structure of boards, such as a floor or fence
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timber boards collectively
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the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc
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a boarding pass
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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
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George will now become a boarder, at one of the Eton's 25 boarding houses.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
My bags were carried up the stairs and my boarding pass was delivered to my seat in the salon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
To boot, prosecutors said, the captain also “reported receiving what he believed were radio calls from the cartel attempting to hail the Aquatravesia prior to a boarding or takeover.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The new game, much like the original, offers a wide variety of activities ranging from swashbuckling and boarding ships to exploring the islands of the Caribbean.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Crummys never even said thank you, but the sign got them some business that usually went to the boarding houses.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
“But what we didn’t know until these boardings was what type of cyber risks were aboard these ships.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Former Royal Navy warship commander Tom Sharpe told BBC Verify it was "utterly confusing" and "pathetic" that no boardings had been carried out.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Several warships remain in the Caribbean, and Coast Guard teams are in position to conduct more boardings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
"The EU could support Member States in their efforts if they agree to grant the EU the right to negotiate agreements on their behalf for pre-authorised boardings for inspections."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
The coast country is so desolate and arid that at some of these purely nitrate towns school-children's knowledge of trees and other plants is derived solely from painted representations on boardings erected for the purpose.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
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