Boarding

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Board.

II. Boarding ·noun The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.

III. Boarding ·noun The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.

IV. Boarding ·noun The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.