boarding pass
Americannoun
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boarding passes
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boarding pass
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The agent handed me three printed boarding passes: two for my Delta flights and a Landline boarding pass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Bode explained that she had been unable to locate her virtual boarding pass for her connecting flight, so she approached the crew at the gate for assistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
NEW YORK—The JetBlue agent scanned my boarding pass for Flight 1107 to London and welcomed me to the airline’s version of the lie-flat life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
She was told by airline staff that she did not have the required documents to travel with the animal as a service dog and was subsequently denied a boarding pass, police said.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
A small man at the gate took his boarding pass.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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