boarding

[bawr-ding, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /

VERB

embark on vehicle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch climb on enter get on hop on

STRONG

emplane entrain mount

WEAK

embus

Antonyms

WEAK

disembark get off leave turn out

VERB

provide food and sleeping quarters

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accommodate put up

STRONG

bed canton feed harbor house lodge quarter room

WEAK

care for let crash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

turn away

WEAK

disembark get off leave turn out

Example Sentences

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The mutual distrust was underscored when US officials made staffers and media, including an AFP reporter, boarding Air Force One hand over all badges and pins given to them by the Chinese side.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The Ndholo Kusumo boarding school reportedly had a permit since 2021, and was home to at least 252 students.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"In addition, supervision from the Ministry of Religion and the community regarding these newly emerging Islamic boarding schools must be stricter."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The state, therefore, sent any Smith Islanders who continued school after the elementary level to a boarding school in Crisfield.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson