noun phrase · neutral
boarding pass
UK/ˈbɔːdɪŋ pɑːs/US/ˈbɔːrdɪŋ pæs/BOR·ding PASS
the printed or electronic document that shows you are allowed to board a plane and usually shows your seat and flight number
Examples
“Make sure you have your boarding pass and passport ready at security.”
“I saved the boarding pass to my phone instead of printing it.”
“The gate agent scanned my boarding pass before boarding.”
Band 8 sentence
“At the gate they asked to see my boarding pass and passport before allowing me to board.”
Collocations
- print your boarding pass
- show your boarding pass
Word family
Common mistakes
boarding ticket→boarding pass
flight pass→boarding pass
Say it for a higher band
5boarding ticket→6boarding card→7+boarding pass
Synonyms
boarding card
Easily confused
boarding card
“Please present your boarding card and passport at the gate.”
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