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board

 
/bɔrd/, /boʊrd/ v [I/T] (GET ON)

Definition

to get onto or allow people to get onto an aircraft, train, or ship: [I] Flight 701 to Los Angeles is now boarding at gate 14A.
(Definition of board v (GET ON) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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