boarding

[bawr-ding, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /

VERB

embark on vehicle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch climb on enter get on hop on

STRONG

emplane entrain mount

WEAK

embus

Antonyms

WEAK

disembark get off leave turn out

VERB

provide food and sleeping quarters

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accommodate put up

STRONG

bed canton feed harbor house lodge quarter room

WEAK

care for let crash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

turn away

WEAK

disembark get off leave turn out

Example Sentences

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These ships have the ability to launch helicopters that support boarding operations, and some are capable of marshaling commercial vessels to specific areas to hold them in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It creates a long chain of spending on food, grooming, healthcare, apparel, toys, boarding, and services.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Flight attendants ordered an evacuation with a terse directive: Grab your passports and boarding passes, leave all luggage, get out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Six others were rescued, with one of them taken to hospital requiring urgent care, after migrants got into difficulty boarding a boat near Calais on Wednesday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Her teacher had taught the class that one because they would all be boarding a military ship soon.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata