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preboard

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[pree-bawrd, -bohrd] / priˈbɔrd, -ˈboʊrd /

verb (used with object)

  1. to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others.

    Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.

verb (used without object)

  1. to go aboard in advance.

Etymology

Origin of preboard

pre- + board

Example Sentences

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Everyone's just waiting, and there's going to be a preboard, and there's going to be 50 people that do that.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

Short of that, explain to the gate agents why you would like to preboard and see if they can help.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2011

I took it, and we walked side by side to the gate to preboard.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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