 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
boarding
noun
1: the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or
aircraft [syn: {embarkation}, {embarkment}] [ant: {debarkation}]
2: a structure of boards
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Board \Board\, verb (used with an object) [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.
2. [Cf. {Board} to accost, and see {Board}, noun] To go on
board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a
friendly way.
You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to
receive news or make a communication. --Totten.
3. To enter, as a railway car. [Colloq. U. S.]
4. To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings,
for compensation; to supply with daily meals.
5. To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's
horse at a livery stable.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Boarding \Board"ing\, noun
1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile
or a friendly purpose.
Both slain at one time, as they attempted the
boarding of a frigate. --Sir F.
Drake.
2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards,
collectively; or a covering made of boards.
3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with
regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings,
for pay.
{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.
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