boarding pass
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boarding pass
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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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
Calderón said that after arriving at the airport he asked staff more than once for directions to Gate 75A, which was the gate indicated on his printed boarding pass.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Southwest showed me a boarding pass for a passenger seated in 12C.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
I grabbed my shoes and the rest of my clothes and boarding pass in a bundle under one arm and walked out from behind the screen.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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