Meaning & use
Boarding
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The action of getting on board a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle.
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Boarding for the flight to Chicago begins at gate 14 in twenty minutes.
Passengers lined up for boarding as soon as the doors opened.
A note on using this word
"Boarding" also refers to wooden planks used to cover openings and to the provision of meals and lodging, as at a boarding school.
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2. noun
Wooden planks used to cover, construct, or enclose something.
Workers nailed boarding over the broken windows before the storm.
3. noun
The provision of regular meals and lodging in exchange for payment.
The school offers boarding for students who live far away.
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