Definition board in British English

board verb

verb

/bɔː(r)d/

to get onto a ship, aircraft, train, or bus

Example

Example

We're boarding through gate 16.

Synonyms and related words

aboard afloat aisle seat

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1.1

if a plane or ship is boarding, passengers are being allowed to get on it

Example

When I got to the airport, my flight was already boarding.

Synonyms and related words

get on onto transfer

to live at another person's house in a room that you pay for

Example

She had three students who boarded with her.

Synonyms and related words

couch surfing sleep over stay the night/stay overnight

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2.1

to live at school with other students during the part of the year that you go to lessons

Example

From the age of eight, George boarded at his school in Hampshire.

Synonyms and related words

couch surfing sleep over stay the night/stay overnight absence absenteeism attend

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