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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The boat was carrying 60 tons of marble destined for Girard College, a boarding school that was under construction at the time. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025 Wendt attended Campion High School, a Jesuit boarding school for boys in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and then Notre Dame — until he was expelled with a 0.0 GPA as a junior. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025 Wendt attended Campion High School, a Jesuit boarding school in Wisconsin, before enrolling at the University of Notre Dame. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 Deb Haaland, then the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, launched the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive effort to investigate the legacy of boarding school policies and to consider their intergenerational impact. Nicholas Cannariato, New York Times, 3 May 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 31 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

boarding school

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

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