Meaning & use
boarding pass
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Meaning
nouncountable
A card or digital document that lets a passenger get on a plane, ship, or train after checking in.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a boarding pass, two boarding passes.
Patterns
- show your boarding pass
- have a boarding pass
Please have your boarding pass ready when you reach the gate.
She saved her boarding pass on her phone so she wouldn't lose it.
The agent checked my passport and printed a boarding pass for me.
Word forms
| plural | boarding passes |
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Common combinations
- show your boarding pass
- You'll need to show your boarding pass at the security checkpoint.
- print a boarding pass
- You can print a boarding pass at the airport kiosk.
- mobile boarding pass
- He used a mobile boarding pass instead of a paper one.
- boarding pass for
- I can't find my boarding pass for the flight to Tokyo.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: boarding pass or boarding pass vs. boarding pass??
boarding pass vs boarding pass vs. boarding pass?
Don't confuse boarding pass with ticket receipt; the receipt shows payment, the boarding pass shows your seat and gate.
Practice
Before you get on the plane, you must show your ______ at the gate.
Choose one answer.
A boarding pass is the document checked at the gate. A passport is also needed for international travel, but it's not what the gate agent scans to let you on the plane.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “boarding pass”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.