English / phrasal verb
Board up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To cover or secure the windows, doors, or openings of a structure or container using wooden planks
In context
01
Workers boarded up the seaside storage depot before the coastal typhoon struck the container terminal.
02
The e-commerce firm decided to board up several decommissioned fulfillment hubs to lower security overhead.
Synonyms
Barricade,shutter,cover with planks
Antonyms
Reopen,unbar,unseal
Collocations
Board up windows,board up a warehouse,board up damaged docks