boarding
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- noun
- /ˈbɔrdɪŋ/
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embarque
- The passengers eagerly lined up at the gate for boarding the flight to Paris.
- boarding time
You fly private one time and then you will hate boarding Southwest Airlines.
- You fly private one time and then you will hate boarding Southwest Airlines.
- So she's like, I checked the boarding time.
- That's just an MMA style Octagon and your boarding pass looks like this.
- The trip the quad S on her boarding pass?
Examples
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All passengers departing on the Heysham Ferry should proceed to the boarding area now.
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I can't let you through without a boarding pass.
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This is your boarding pass.
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You forgot your boarding pass.
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P.A.: This is your final boarding call.
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All confirmed passengers with boarding passes must board at this time.
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All passengers should proceed to the boarding area now.
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This is the final boarding call for Flight 610...
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Attention, passengers, this is the final boarding call for flight 804 to San Francisco.
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Clipper Flight 110 is now ready for boarding.
Synonyms
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To get on a ship or plane before a trip
The act of getting on a ship or plane by passengers and crew
To get on an airplane as a passenger
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Morphology
Etymology
Boarding also comes from board, which once meant 'the wooden floor of a ship'. To 'get on board' was to step onto that floor, so boarding now means the act of getting onto a ship, plane, or other vehicle.