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to reboard

to reboard

6.5
To cover windows and doors with boards again to protect them
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbɔːrd/
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  • Volunteers helped reboard the abandoned house before the storm arrived.

Examples

  • The shop owner decided to reboard the entrance after another break-in attempt.

  • They need to reboard the windows after the storm.

  • After the hurricane, residents had to reboard their windows to protect their homes.

  • Please reboard the entrance for security reasons.

  • The workers reboarded the building's windows after the storm to ensure it was secure.

  • After the fire, the city decided to reboard all of the damaged houses for safety.

  • As night fell, they reboarded the doors of the abandoned warehouse to protect it from intruders.

Synonyms

to board up
vsto reboard
26 3.8

Cover windows or doors with pieces of wood to protect them

does the same covering action again for extra protection
to clapboard
vsto reboard
  • Specialized
1 7.5

To cover the outside of a building with long thin overlapping wooden boards

is applied again to protect openings rather than as general siding
to shiplap
vsto reboard
  • Specialized
7.6

To cover a wall or surface with wooden boards that overlap at the edges

is applied again to secure openings rather than for decoration

Antonyms

37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

How Secured

to fortify
3 5.1
to reinforce
99 3.9
to reboard
6.5
to board up
26 3.8
to cover
1.0

Surface Forms

reboard infinitive
reboarded past
reboarded past participle
reboarding present participle
reboards third person singular

Morphology

reboard = board (transparent) = re + board

This is ordinary repetitive prefixation: it means to board something up again.

Etymology

Reboard is made of re- 'again' and board 'wooden plank'. This shows the meaning: to cover windows or doors with boards again to protect them.