boarding
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boarding
- /ˈbɔː.dɪŋ/
- /ˈbɔɹ.dɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, board + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of board
noun boardings
- The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation. 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.
- The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
- A structure made of boards.
- The riding of a skateboard.
- A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: embarkment, embarkation, onboard, embarking, lifeboat, bulkhead, shipment, towing, flight, shipping, passenger, carrying, surfing, gate, climbing, ticket
Translations
Every language
noun embarkation
| Español | embarque, embarco |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 乗船 jōsen, 搭乗 tōjō |
| 中文 | 登船 dēngchuán, 乘船 chéngchuán, 上船 shàngchuán, 登機 /登机 dēngjī |
| Português | embarque |
| Français | embarquement |
| Deutsch | Einschiffung |
| Italiano | imbarco |
| Română | îmbarcare |
| Русский | поса́дка posádka |
noun act of attacking an enemy ship
| Français | abordage |
|---|---|
| Italiano | abbordaggio, arrembaggio, assalto, attraccaggio |
| Русский | аборда́ж abordáž |
| עברית | הִסְתַּעֲרוּת עַל הַסִּפּוּן hista'arut al hasipun, פְּשִׁיטָה עַל הַסִּפּוּן pshita al hasipun |
Talk about this word "boarding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boarding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boarding. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boarding "boarding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boarding.Cite this
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title = {boarding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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