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1boarding school — boarding schools also boarding school N VAR A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school. She sent her son to a boarding school in the East... Of course, now she is away at… …
2Boarding school — Boarding Board ing, n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. [1913 Webster] Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. Sir F. Drake. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of covering… …
3Boarding school — School School, n. [OE. scole, AS. sc?lu, L. schola, Gr. ? leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation, lecture, a school, probably from the same root as ?, the original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See {Scheme}.] 1. A… …
4boarding school — n a school where students live as well as study →↑day school …
5boarding school — n. a school providing lodging and meals for the pupils: cf. DAY SCHOOL …
6boarding school — boarding ,school noun count a school in which most or all of the students live during the part of the year that they have courses …
7boarding school — ► NOUN ▪ a school in which the pupils live during term time …
8boarding-school — see boarding school …
9Boarding school — A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. The word boarding in this sense means to provide food and lodging.Many public schools in the… …
10boarding school — noun a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught • Ant: ↑day school • Hypernyms: ↑private school * * * noun, pl ⋯ schools : a school where students can live during the school term [count] He attended a prestigious… …
