boarding pass
noun
US
: a special piece of paper that one must have in order to be allowed to get onto an airplane
Please present your boarding pass to the flight attendant.
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Now, Texas man sentenced In Utah, a Texas man was sentenced to six months of time served for attempting to fly to Austin from Salt Lake City without a boarding pass by hiding in a Delta Air Lines plane bathroom, federal prosecutors say.
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Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
Inside are four credit card slots, a passport pocket, a SIM card slot, and a pen holder, while the exterior has a slim ticket sleeve for your boarding pass.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
If a passenger is traveling with someone in an earlier boarding group, the agent can easily override the alert and accept the boarding pass.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s room for your boarding pass, passport, charger, and more, and its RFID-blocking design adds another layer of protection.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
Inside are four credit card slots, a passport pocket, a SIM card slot, and a pen holder, while the exterior has a slim ticket sleeve for your boarding pass.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
If a passenger is traveling with someone in an earlier boarding group, the agent can easily override the alert and accept the boarding pass.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s room for your boarding pass, passport, charger, and more, and its RFID-blocking design adds another layer of protection.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for boarding pass
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“Boarding pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20pass. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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