Boarding
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -É”Ë(r)dɪŋ
Verb
boarding- Present participle of board
Full definition of boarding
Noun
boarding
(plural boardings)- the act of people getting aboard a ship or aircraft; embarkation
- 2000, Peter Gregory Furth, Data Analysis for Bus Planning and Monitoring (page 24)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
- a structure made of boards
- riding a skateboard
- (ice hockey) a penalty called for pushing into the boards