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.

Recent Examples on the Web

When the all-girls boarding school for young witches first appeared on the show, the historic Buckner Mansion in New Orleans was used for exterior shots, underscoring Coven’s spooky Southern Gothic aesthetic. — Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Earlier this year, the book’s ridiculous plot became a meme; the story follows a teen whose government name is Tookie De La Crème as she is forced into a boarding school for models called Modelland. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

The glorious grain of midcentury film captured them in posh Kensington, the hardscrabble East End, a Yorkshire farm, a children’s home, a boarding school. — Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The year is 1986 and the place is a girls boarding school in the Aburi Mountains of Central Ghana. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boarding school

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• molecule
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• poiseuille
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• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
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• ferrule

Kids Definition

boarding school

noun

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