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Planks For Getting On The Boat Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BOARDING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BOARDING

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%8Exact Match!
228%13Boat-building technique with overlapping planks
328%8 Rustic boat made of wood planks

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BOARDING" which means:

    noun
  • • The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
  • • A structure of boards
  • verb
  • • To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
  • • To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
  • • To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
  • • To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
  • • To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation
  • • To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.
  • • To cover with boards or boarding.
  • • To hit (someone) with a wooden board.
  • • To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The boarding process was delayed due to bad weather."
  • • "I always feel nervous during the boarding of a ship."

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Clue Last Found In...

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The Guardian Cryptic17 Dec 2008 Across 17
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