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noun

demi-pension (def. 1).

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Origin of half board

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby half board

half-blind, half-blind joint, half blood, half-blooded, half-blue, half board, half boot, half-bottle, half-bound, half-breadth plan, half-breed

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My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
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As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.
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It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.
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A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
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She had just left the wharf at Cincinnati for Louisville, with 225 passengers on board, of whom but 124 were saved.
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Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."
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British Dictionary definitions for half board (1 of 2)

half board

noun

the daily provision by a hotel of bed, breakfast, and one main meal
(as modifier)half-board accommodation

Also called: demi-pension

British Dictionary definitions for half board (2 of 2)

half-board

noun

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

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