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3 definitions found 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. ``The boarded hovel.'' --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. 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: boarding n 1: the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: {embarkation}, {embarkment}] [ant: {debarkation}] 2: a structure of boards
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