boarding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
    embarkation; embarkment.
  2. noun a structure of boards
  3. verb get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
    get on; board.
  4. verb live and take one's meals at or in
    board; room.
    • she rooms in an old boarding house
  5. verb lodge and take meals (at)
    board.
  6. verb provide food and lodging (for)
    board.
    • The old lady is boarding three men

WordNet


Board"ing noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913