boarding school
noun
a school at which the students receive board and lodging during the school term (distinguished from day school).
boarding schools
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pluralof boarding school.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and the British.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
"In order for Islamic boarding schools to have clear regulations and a task force, I think the Ministry of Religion really needs to push for this," he says.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Authorities also sent Tibetan children to state-run boarding schools at ever-younger ages, educating them predominantly in Mandarin and inculcating Chinese culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Stoppard attended boarding schools in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, but found lessons dull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
For a trireme, the ship was huge, but it still felt cozy to Percy—like his dorm building back at Yancy Academy, or any of the other boarding schools he’d gotten kicked out of.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
