boarding

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boards that have been fastened side by side to each other

in ice hockey (= a game played on ice), the act of violently pushing a player against the boards surrounding the ice surface:

The referee called a penalty for boarding.

A hockey referee indicates boarding by punching his open hand with the fist of his other hand.

the sport of snowboarding (= moving over snow on a board):

The guys went boarding in the fresh snow.

There were two boarding events in the competition, the giant slalom, and the half pipe.

the sport or activity of riding a skateboard (= a narrow board with four wheels attached to the bottom):

I used to go boarding on my brother's skateboard at the age of five.

Serious skateboarders need to make the skateboard fit their style of boarding.