Boarding

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

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

Synonyms

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air raidbeambilletboardclapboardcord

Example

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"In the London underground there is a warning to "mind the gap" when boarding the train."

Etymology

By surface analysis, board + -ing.

Related phrases

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