boarding pass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boarding pass
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
There, travelers get full lounge amenities and can check their luggage, get a boarding pass and clear security and customs privately.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
One of my favorite features of Southwest’s new system: the level of detail on the boarding pass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Dutifully, I handed my passport and boarding pass to a member of BA ground crew, who glanced at them both and waved me through.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
He had looked at my papers, but only glanced at my boarding pass.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
