'Boarding house' definitions:

Definition of 'boarding house'

noun

A private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests [syn: boarding house, boardinghouse]

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]