Meanings
nounhalf board (countable and uncountable, plural half boards)
plural half boards
- uncountablelifestyleA hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.
Synonyms: modified American plan
- countablenauticalA manoeuvre by which a sailing-ship gains distance to windward by luffing up into the wind.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.
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Translations
Czech polopenze
- polopenzehotel rate
Finnish puolihoito
- puolihoitohotel rate
French demi-pension
- demi-pensionhotel rate
German Halbpension
- Halbpensionhotel rate
Greek ημιδιατροφή
- ημιδιατροφή (imidiatrofí)hotel rate
Hungarian félpanzió
- félpanzióhotel rate
Italian mezza pensione
- mezza pensionehotel rate
Japanese 一泊二食制
- 一泊二食制 (ippaku-nishokusei)hotel rate
Russian полупансион
- полупансион (polupansión)hotel rate
Swedish halvpension
- halvpensionhotel rate
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APA
half board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20board
MLA
“half board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20board. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half board,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20board.
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