boarding
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++board·ing /ˈbɔːdɪŋ $ ˈbɔːr-/ noun [uncountable] 1 TTthe act of getting on a ship, plane etc in order to travel somewhere 登机；上船 Boarding is now taking place at Gate 38. 38号登机口现在正在登机。2. TDHnarrow pieces of wood that are fixed side by side, usually to cover a broken door or window 并排钉在一起的木板〔一般用来遮住破门窗〕
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boarding• Therefore, they would not have to meet any boarding expenses.• Ladies and gentlemen, boarding will begin in just a few minutes.• He collected his boarding card and found a seat in the cafeteria that allowed him to look down on the concourse.• Only some sailors in blue jerseys who appeared as the Shirley chugged alongside the boarding pontoon.• On Monday afternoon and evening Toby once again enjoyed undisputed sway in the boarding annexe of Burleigh.• Con had run out of an alley near the boarding house when he'd heard the noise.• He was sent away to boarding school at Ampleforth and from there went to Trinity College, Cambridge, to read architecture.board·ing nounChineseSyllable
act getting ship, a plane etc the in Corpus of on
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boarding
board‧ing /ˈbɔːdɪŋ $ ˈbɔːr-/
noun [uncountable]
1. the act of getting on a ship, plane etc in order to travel somewhere:
Boarding is now taking place at Gate 38.
2. narrow pieces of wood that are fixed side by side, usually to cover a broken door or window
board‧ing /ˈbɔːdɪŋ $ ˈbɔːr-/
noun [uncountable]1. the act of getting on a ship, plane etc in order to travel somewhere:
2. narrow pieces of wood that are fixed side by side, usually to cover a broken door or window