boarding

[ bawr-ding, bohr- ]
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noun
  1. wooden boards collectively.

  2. a structure of boards, as in a fence or a floor.

  1. the act of a person who boards a ship, train, airplane, or the like: an uneventful boarding.

Origin of boarding

1
First recorded in 1525–35; board + -ing1

Other words from boarding

  • pre·board·ing, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for boarding

boarding

/ (ˈbɔːdɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a structure of boards, such as a floor or fence

  2. timber boards collectively

    • the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc

    • (as modifier): a boarding pass

  1. 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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