noun
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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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Boarding Adhikari's van, 20-year-old Susmita Bishowkarma said she prefers to travel in EVs because they are "environmentally friendly... comfortable and comparatively cheap".
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Boarding group 1 had me on the plane quickly, though a couple of dozen passengers with frequent-flier status filed on ahead of me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Boarding a plane has become a game of entitlement, some airline and customer-service experts are warning.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
At least 38 others, many of them teenage boys remain trapped under the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
It would be several months before she could read with ease the “Regulations for the Boarding Houses of the Concord Corporation.”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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