boarding pass

noun

1. a pass that authorizes a passenger to board an aircraft and is issued after one's ticket has been purchased or collected.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boarding pass¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The next morning Otto sat in my lap glaring at everyone as we cruised through the terminal, crumpling my boarding pass in his dimpled fist.

From Time

Others, in conjunction with airlines, have adopted technology that enables people to check in for a flight, check their luggage and obtain a boarding pass with almost no human contact, she said.

From Washington Post

Those on the no-fly list will not be issued boarding passes.

From Washington Post

Tickets will be free, but anyone who has ever denied anthropogenic climate change will be automatically denied a boarding pass.

From The Daily Beast

Personal effects as small as a boarding pass or passport showed no sign of fire.

From The Daily Beast

Of his last five flights, he writes, he only scored an encoded boarding pass on three.

From The Daily Beast