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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Fairbanks writes of those happy times helping her grandmother do the laundry by hand, working in the garden and listening to family lore, including her grandmother’s time at an Indian boarding school where her culture was forbidden. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 The optics aren’t great, especially since many kids end up at boarding school for hanging out with the wrong friends. Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 In the second season, Gaga plays Rosaline Rotwood, an undead teacher at the titular character’s mysterious boarding school. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Based on the true story of Tom Michell and his memoir of the same name, the film follows Tom, a disillusioned Englishman who heads to Argentina to work for a prestigious boarding school as an English teacher. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

boarding school

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

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