Defn: That can be boarded, as a ship.
BOARDER
Board"er, n.
1. One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: One who boards a ship; one selected to board an enemy's ship.
Totten.
BOARDING
Board"ing, n.
1. (Naut.)
Defn: The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a
friendly purpose.
Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate.
Sir F. Drake.
2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.
3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. Boarding house, a house in which boarders are kept. — Boarding nettings (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. — Boarding pike (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. Totten. — Boarding school, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.