Nearby words
half a mind, half and half nail, half bath, half binding, half blood, half board, half boot, half brother, half buck, half cadence, half cent
Origin of half board
First recorded in 1970–75
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Examples from the Web for half-board
That's it—make a half-board at once, but take care and not come round.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore CooperCaptain Mull now determined on a half-board, for his ship was more to leeward than he desired.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore CooperIf it had not been for that half-board that we involuntarily made, we should never have done it.
A Middy of the King|Harry CollingwoodI wonder whether he or Mulford made that half-board in the narrow channel.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for half-board (1 of 2)
half-board
noun
a manoeuvre by a sailing ship enabling it to gain distance to windward by luffing up into the wind
British Dictionary definitions for half-board (2 of 2)
half board
noun
- the daily provision by a hotel of bed, breakfast, and one main meal
- (as modifier)half-board accommodation
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