Boarding

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation. countable, uncountable

    "Load profiles are a standard analysis tool showing passenger activity (boardings, alightings) and passenger load at each stop along a route in a single direction."

  2. 2
    the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a structure of boards wordnet
  5. 5
    A structure made of boards. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The riding of a skateboard. uncountable
  2. 7
    A penalty called for pushing into the boards. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of board form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, board + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, board + -ing.

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