boarding pass

American  

noun

boarding passes plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• boarding passes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of boarding pass

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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boarding pass

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

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

However, customers who have checked in online but cannot access their boarding pass on their smart phone will able to receive it for free at the airport - previously there was a £20 charge.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 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

Now I would get my boarding pass, walk through security, then fly to the edge of the world.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin