Boarding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Boarding	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boarding n the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft Synonym(s): boarding, embarkation, embarkment Antonym(s): debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment a structure of boards
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boarding \Board"ing\, n. 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. {Boarding house}, a house in which boarders are kept. {Boarding nettings} (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. {Boarding pike} (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten. {Boarding school}, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Board \Board\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boarding}.] 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. [bd]The boarded hovel.[b8] --Cowper. 2. [Cf. {Board} to accost, and see {Board}, n.] To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way. You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication. --Totten. 3. To enter, as a railway car. [Colloq. U. S.] 4. To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals. 5. To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable.