English Explanatory Dictionary

boarding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of board
noun
  1. The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
  2. The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
  3. A structure made of boards.
  4. The riding of a skateboard.
  5. A penalty called for pushing into the boards.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

boarding boardings

Etymology

By surface analysis, board + -ing.

Derived words

antiboarding boarding card boarding craft boarding-house boarding pass boarding school boarding stable droneboarding e-boarding flexi-boarding heliboarding nonboarding open boarding riverboarding volcano boarding
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