half board

noun

1. demi-pension.

half board

¹

noun

1. Also called: demi-pension. 

   1. the daily provision by a hotel of bed, breakfast, and one main meal

   2. ( as modifier )

      half-board accommodation

half-board

²

noun

1. a manoeuvre by a sailing ship enabling it to gain distance to windward by luffing up into the wind

Word History and Origins

Origin of half board¹

First recorded in 1970–75