boarding : Idioms & Phrases


Boarding house

  • noun a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
    boardinghouse.
WordNet
  • a house in which boarders are kept.
Webster 1913

Boarding nettings

  • (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it.
Webster 1913

Boarding pike

  • (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. Totten.
Webster 1913

Boarding school

  • noun a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught
WordNet
  • a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.
Webster 1913