boarding school

noun

Synonyms of boarding schoolnext
: 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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Of the schools that S&P follows, half of the schools reporting deficits in fiscal year 2025 were boarding schools. Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026 Patrick Finnegan began his career as an entrepreneur while struggling to fit in at a Delaware boarding school. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026 Many of the victims in Tuesday’s historically deadly avalanche on Castle Peak were mothers from Marin County, California, whose children attend Sugar Bowl Academy, a nearby private boarding school designed for skiing, according to multiple sources. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026 Former administrators at Interlochen told NPR that at the time of these encounters, the campus — which includes the summer camp and a year-round boarding school — was very open, with students, faculty, visiting artists and concertgoers all mingling in the common areas. Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026 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 1 Mar. 2026.

Kids Definition

boarding school

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

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