boarding

/'bɔ:diɳ/

Thân thiện

Passengers are boarding the airplane through the jet bridge.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A structure made of boards: Refers to a surface, wall, or floor constructed from wooden planks or similar flat pieces of material.
   • The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft: The process of entering and taking one's place on a vehicle for a journey.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Structure):

  • The old shed had weathered wooden boarding.
  • They replaced the damaged boarding on the fence.

• Noun (Act of getting aboard):

  • Boarding for flight 422 will begin in 30 minutes.
  • The ship's boarding was delayed due to the storm.

Advanced Usage

• "Boarding pass": A document authorizing a passenger to board a plane or ship.

  • Please have your boarding pass and identification ready.

• "Boarding school": A school where pupils live during term time.

  • He was sent to a boarding school in the countryside.

• "Boarding house": A private house providing meals and lodging for paying guests.

  • She runs a small boarding house near the university.

Variants and Related Words

• Board (verb/noun): The root word. As a verb, it means to get on a vehicle. As a noun, it can mean a flat piece of wood or a committee.

  • We will board the train at 10 AM. (verb)
  • He nailed a board to the wall. (noun)

• Boarder (noun): A person who pays to live and receive meals in another's house; a pupil at a boarding school.

  • The family took in a boarder for extra income.

Synonyms

• Embarkation (for the act of getting aboard): The act of going on board a ship or aircraft.
• Planking (for a structure of boards): Long, flat pieces of timber used in building.

Related Phrases

• Boarding call: An announcement inviting passengers to board a vehicle.

  • The final boarding call for the flight has been made.

• Boarding gate: The designated area where passengers board an aircraft.

  • Please proceed to boarding gate B12.

Related Idioms

• To take something on board: To fully consider or accept an idea or suggestion.
  • The manager promised to take their concerns on board.

(Note: The meanings related to nautical attack, as mentioned in some references, are highly specialized and archaic. The core modern meanings are as defined above.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a structure of boards
2. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

Từ đồng nghĩa

• embarkation
• embarkment