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boarding

noun

The process of passengers getting onto a plane, ship, train, or bus.

Example sentences

  • “Boarding for our flight starts in twenty minutes at gate 12.”
  • “Passengers traveling with small children are invited to begin boarding first.”

Airport English: boarding pass, boarding gate, "now boarding". A boarding school is unrelated: pupils live there during term.

Synonyms for boarding

  • embarkation

Antonyms

  • disembarkation

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