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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Vagabond will begin with Curry's military-brat childhood and boarding school years, then continue into his young adulthood at university and his first on-stage gig. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 The dude is not French; the NYC resident was reportedly born in Greece, attending boarding school in Belgium and Northeastern University in Boston. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025 In the tenth grade, Longstreth transferred from the local public high school to Phillips Academy, a private boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 She was sent there in May 2004 when her boarding school — Mountain Park Baptist Boarding Academy near Patterson, Missouri — was shuttered after years of abuse allegations, multiple lawsuits and a 1996 murder. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 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 14 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

boarding school

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

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