boarding
noun/ˈbɔː.dɪŋ/ · /ˈbɔɹ.dɪŋ/
Etymology By surface analysis, board + -ing.
1
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.2000, Peter Gregory Furth, Data Analysis for Bus Planning and Monitoring, page 24:
2
The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
3
A structure made of boards.
4
The riding of a skateboard.
5
Hobbies, Ice hockey, Lifestyle, Skating, Sports A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
- Derived terms
- antiboarding, boarding card, boarding craft, boarding-house, boarding pass, boarding school, boarding stable, droneboarding, e-boarding, flexi-boarding, heliboarding, nonboarding, open boarding, riverboarding, volcano boarding