Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half board

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: half board
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.

Uncountable

noun

A manoeuvre by which a sailing-ship gains distance to windward by luffing up into the wind.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

half boards (plural)

Phrases

full board

Frequently Paired Words

full board

Synonyms

modified American plan

Questions

What does half board mean?: A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.

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