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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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.
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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
The White Lotus’s behind-the-scenes drama took a direct flight from Thailand to the internet, and Jason Isaacs has a boarding pass.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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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
The White Lotus’s behind-the-scenes drama took a direct flight from Thailand to the internet, and Jason Isaacs has a boarding pass.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Boarding pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20pass. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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