boarding has definitions from the field of nautical
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[ noun ] (nautical) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Their flight was delayed , Dunn said , when a boarding ramp inflicted some minor damage to the wing of the plane .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

The Union soldiers grounded arms and settled into healthy , indifferent postures to watch the feeble boarding of the skiffs .

Related terms

debarkation departure embark

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[ noun ] a structure of boards

Related terms

structure flashboard boards

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