boarding

Pluralboardings

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Getting onto a plane, ship, train, or bus before a trip.

   Like everyone lining up to get on the bus.

   Boarding for the flight begins thirty minutes before takeoff.

   We waited at the gate until boarding started.

   Similarembarkation

   Oppositedisembarkation

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of board. Use this -ing form for an action happening right now.

   They are boarding the train right now.

   We were boarding when the announcement came over the speaker.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Riding on a skateboard for fun or sport.

   Like riding waves at the beach, but on a board with wheels.

   He spent all summer boarding at the new skate park.

   Boarding is her favorite thing to do on weekends.

   Similarskateboarding, skating

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A structure or surface built from wooden boards.

   Workers nailed boarding over the broken window.

   The shed walls were just thin wooden boarding.

   Similarplanking, paneling

5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of climbing onto an enemy ship to attack the crew.

   The sailors got ready for boarding once the ships were close.

   The pirates jumped across with swords, and the boarding was over in minutes.

6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A hockey penalty for shoving a player hard into the wall around the rink.

   Like getting a foul in basketball for shoving someone too hard.

   He got two minutes for boarding after that dangerous hit.

   Boarding is a serious penalty because players can be badly hurt.

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