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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Lorch offered to help Hernandez, giving him a choice of boarding schools to attend outside the city. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025 He was later educated at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland, where both his father and older brother Charles had also attended. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Despite their magical abilities, Potter and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger faced the same problems as regular pre-teens and teens navigating life in boarding school. JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025 In addition to its prime, bucolic location in the Green Mountains, Putney is perhaps best known for its schools, including Landmark College and the boarding schools, Putney School and Greenwood School. Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

boarding school

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

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