boarding school

noun

: a school that provides meals and lodging

Examples of boarding school in a Sentence

He attended a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts. She was sent to boarding school when she was nine.
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Mayor Sharon Snowball said several students left the community after the fire to attend boarding school or live with family in other communities. Emily Schwing, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025 In Clash of the Thundermans, when Chloe develops a destructive new superpower, the Hero League orders her to an elite boarding school for superheroes to learn control of her abilities. Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 July 2025 Maxwell went to boarding school at 8 and later to the University of Oxford. Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 July 2025 With a stalker out for unknown vengeance and her boarding school in rubble, Wednesday Addams doesn’t have time to do her makeup. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for boarding school

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boarding school was in 1665

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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

boarding school

noun
: a school at which most of the pupils live during the school term

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