boarding pass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boarding pass
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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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
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
Her digital boarding pass, seen by BBC News, shows her assigned to economy class seat 36G.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
He escorted us into the elevator, which was already crowded with souls of the dead, each one holding a green boarding pass.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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