'Boarding' definitions:

Definition of 'boarding'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: boarding, embarkation, embarkment] [ant: debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment]
noun
A structure of boards

Definition of 'Boarding'

From: GCIDE
  • Board \Board\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boarding.]
  • 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. "The boarded hovel." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [Cf. Board to accost, and see Board, n.] To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way. [1913 Webster]
  • You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To enter, as a railway car. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Boarding'

From: GCIDE
  • Boarding \Board"ing\, n.
  • 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. [1913 Webster]
  • Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. --Sir F. Drake. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. [1913 Webster]
  • Boarding house, a house in which boarders are kept.
  • Boarding nettings (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it.
  • Boarding pike (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten.
  • Boarding school, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction. [1913 Webster]

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