boarding — The action of getting on or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The action of getting on or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- The flight attendant announced that boarding would begin with first-class passengers who probably bought their tickets with cryptocurrency.
- Students at boarding schools learn independence, though they sometimes miss their mom's cooking terribly.
- The old boarding on the abandoned house looked like it was held together by spider webs and wishful thinking.
boarding
NOUN[/ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/]
The action of getting on or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
Travelers are boarding the early morning flight to Paris.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Middle English 'bord', meaning 'plank' or 'table'. The term evolved to signify the wooden deck of a ship, and subsequently extended to mean 'to climb aboard a vessel', as if stepping onto a wooden surface.
Breakdown
board (plank, wooden surface) + -ing (gerund suffix indicating an action or process). The word formation shows the transition from a noun describing a physical object to a gerund describing the action of boarding.
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📝Examples
“The flight attendant announced that boarding would begin with first-class passengers who probably bought their tickets with cryptocurrency.”
“Students at boarding schools learn independence, though they sometimes miss their mom's cooking terribly.”
“The old boarding on the abandoned house looked like it was held together by spider webs and wishful thinking.”
“Online check-in allows you to skip the long boarding pass lines at the airport.”
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