boarding

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of board

noun

1. 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. 2000, Peter Gregory Furth, Data Analysis for Bus Planning and Monitoring, page 24
2. The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.
3. A structure made of boards.
4. (uncountable) The riding of a skateboard.
5. (ice hockey) A penalty called for pushing into the boards.