boarding
noun
- transport
- board, get on a vehicle
- move by board (skate, snow, etc)
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: By surface analysis, board + -ing.
- The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
“Load profiles are a standard analysis tool showing passenger activity (boardings, alightings) and passenger load at each stop along a route in a single direction.”
- The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
- A structure made of boards.
- The riding of a skateboard.
- A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
verb
Etymology: By surface analysis, board + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of board