boarding

American  

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

noun

1. wooden boards collectively.

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

3. the act of a person who boards a ship, train, airplane, or the like.

   an uneventful boarding.

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boarding British  

/ ˈbɔːdɪŋ /

noun

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

2. timber boards collectively

3. 1. the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a boarding pass

4. 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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Other Word Forms

• preboarding adjective

Etymology

Origin of boarding

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

Example Sentences

However, the ship’s new Russian registration now complicates the U.S. legal justification for boarding it, experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Marinera is believed to be between Scotland and Iceland, with the distance and weather making a boarding difficult.

From BBC

Maduro was seen surrounded by FBI agents as he descended the boarding stairs of a US government plane at a New York state National Guard facility, and was slowly escorted along the tarmac.

From Barron's

I attended high school at Stanstead College in Canada, a boarding school where I developed a strong interest in photography and film.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I definitely would have had to pay, like, $80, which would have ruined the challenge,” he said, referring to the cost of checking a bag while boarding.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• catch
• climb on
• enter
• get on
• hop on