boardboardboards1noun1a long thin flat piece of wood: I nailed a board across the broken window.floorboards2a flat piece of wood, for example, that you use for a special purpose: There is a list of names on the noticeboard.a chessboardan ironing boardLook at blackboard.3a group of people who have a special job, for example controlling a company: the board of directorson boardon a ship or a plane: How many passengers are on board?boardboardboardsboardedboarding2verb (boards, boarding, boarded)to get on a ship, bus, train or plane: We boarded the plane at Gatwick.Flight BA 193 to Lisbon is now boarding (= is ready for passengers to get on).