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Travel & Airport English vocabulary · Boarding & On the Plane

Board

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

/bɔːrd/verbCore term

In travel & airport english, board means: To get on a plane, ship, train or bus at the start of a journey; at airports it also describes the time when passengers are let on.

In Turkish: binmek, uçağa binmek

How it is used

Formal and very common in announcements: "We will begin boarding shortly", "Flight 210 is now boarding". In conversation people also say get on the plane. The noun boarding appears in boarding pass, boarding time and boarding gate.

Example sentences

  1. Passengers with small children are invited to board first.

  2. We boarded on time but then waited an hour on the runway.

Common collocations

  • board the plane
  • begin boarding
  • now boarding
  • boarding gate
  • denied boarding
  • gateThe numbered area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then walk or take a bus to board their plane.
  • boarding passA card or mobile document you get after check-in that shows your name, flight, gate, seat and boarding time and lets you get on the plane.
  • boarding timeThe time when passengers start getting on the plane, often 30 to 45 minutes before departure and printed on the boarding pass.
  • priority boardingA service that lets some passengers get on the plane before the others, for example business class travellers, frequent flyers or people who paid extra.
  • final callThe last announcement asking passengers for a flight to go to the gate immediately because boarding is about to end.

More terms: Boarding & On the Plane

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