boarding

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, board +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ === Verb === boarding present participle and gerund of board === Noun === boarding (countable and uncountable, plural boardings) The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation. The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it. A structure made of boards. (uncountable) The riding of a skateboard. (ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “boarding”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === abording