Phrase guide

boarding pass

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbɔɹdɪŋ ˌpæs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A document or card, similar to a ticket, needed in order to board an airplane or other mode of transport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boarding card

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boarding card

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pass, laissez passer

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kartë imbarkimi — document to board
  • Arabic: إِذْن عُبُور (ʔiḏn ʕubūr) — document to board
  • Arabic: بِطَاقَة صُعُود (biṭāqat ṣuʕūd) — document to board
  • Arabic: بِطَاقَة صُعُود الطَّائِرَة (biṭāqat ṣuʕūd aṭ-ṭāʔira) — document to board
  • Arabic: بِطَاقَة الْمُغَادَرَة (biṭāqat al-muḡādara) — document to board
  • Armenian: նստեցման կտրոն (nstecʻman ktron) — document to board
  • Belarusian: паса́дачны тало́н (pasádačny talón) — document to board
  • Bulgarian: бо́рдна ка́рта (bórdna kárta) — document to board
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登機牌 /登机牌 (dēngjīpái) — document to board
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登機證 /登机证 (dēngjīzhèng) — document to board
  • Czech: palubní lístek — document to board
  • Danish: boardingpas — document to board
  • Danish: boardingkort — document to board
  • Dutch: boarding pass — document to board
  • Dutch: instapkaart — document to board
  • Esperanto: ŝipa bileto ŝipobileto — document to board
  • Estonian: pardakaart — document to board
  • Finnish: tarkastuskortti — document to board
  • French: carte d'embarquement — document to board
  • Georgian: ჩასაჯდომი ტალონი (časaǯdomi ṭaloni) — document to board
  • German: Bordkarte — document to board
  • Greek: κάρτα επιβίβασης (kárta epivívasis) — document to board
  • Hebrew: כרטיס עלייה למטוס — document to board
  • Hindi: बोर्डिंग पास (borḍiṅg pās) — document to board
  • Hungarian: beszállókártya — document to board
  • Icelandic: brottfararspjald — document to board
  • Indonesian: pas naik — document to board
  • Italian: carta d'imbarco — document to board
  • Japanese: 搭乗券 (tōjōken) — document to board
  • Japanese: ボーディングパース (bōdingu pāsu) — document to board
  • Japanese: ボーディングパス (bōdingu pasu) — document to board
  • Kazakh: отырғызу талоны (otyrğyzu talony) — document to board
  • Korean: 탑승권 (tapseunggwon) — document to board
  • Latvian: iekāpšanas karte — document to board
  • Lithuanian: įlaipinimo talonas — document to board
  • Macedonian: бординг карта (bording karta) — document to board
  • Mongolian: суух тасалбар (suux tasalbar) — document to board
  • Mongolian: нисгэлд гарах пайс (nisgeld garax pajs) — document to board
  • Mongolian: ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠬᠤ ᠲᠠᠰᠤᠯᠪᠤᠷᠢ (saɣuqu tasulburi) — document to board
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠡᠯ ᠳᠤ ᠭᠠᠷᠬᠤ ᠫᠠᠢᠢᠰᠠ (niskel-du ɣarqu paiisa) — document to board
  • Norwegian Bokmål: boardingkort — document to board
  • Persian: کارتِ پَرواز (kârt-e parvâz) — document to board
  • Polish: karta pokładowa — document to board
  • Portuguese: cartão de embarque — document to board
  • Romanian: carte de îmbarcare — document to board
  • Russian: поса́дочный тало́н (posádočnyj talón) — document to board
  • Serbo-Croatian: kupon za ukrcavanje — document to board
  • Serbo-Croatian: karta za ukrcavanje — document to board
  • Serbo-Croatian: ukrcajna propusnica — document to board
  • Slovak: palubný lístok — document to board
  • Slovene: kontrolni kupon — document to board
  • Spanish: tarjeta de embarque — document to board
  • Swedish: boardingcard — document to board
  • Swedish: boarding-pass — document to board
  • Swedish: embarkeringskort — document to board
  • Swedish: boardingkort — document to board
  • Swedish: ombordstigningskort — document to board
  • Thai: บัตรผ่านขึ้นเครื่อง (bàt-pàan-kʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉang) — document to board
  • Turkish: biniş kartı — document to board
  • Ukrainian: посадко́вий тало́н (posadkóvyj talón) — document to board
  • Vietnamese: thẻ lên máy bay — document to board