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boarding

[ bawr-ding, bohr- ]
/ ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /
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noun

wooden boards collectively.
a structure of boards, as in a fence or a floor.
the act of a person who boards a ship, train, airplane, or the like: an uneventful boarding.

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Origin of boarding

First recorded in 1525–35; board + -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM boarding

pre·board·ing, adjective, noun

Words nearby boarding

board check, boarder, boarder baby, board foot, board game, boarding, boardinghouse, boardinghouse reach, boarding out, boarding party, boarding pass
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Words related to boarding

catch, get on, enter, accommodate, put up, mount, entrain, emplane, feed, room, harbor, house, bed, canton, lodge, quarter, embus, care for

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British Dictionary definitions for boarding

boarding
/ (ˈbɔːdɪŋ) /

noun

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