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pre-board

pre-board is the alternative form of preboard.

Meaning of preboard

Verb

preboard (third-person singular simple present preboards, present participle preboarding, simple past and past participle preboarded)

  1. (transitive) To (allow to) step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance before other people are allowed to board.
    • People requiring assistance or extra time will be preboarded.
  2. (transitive) To set the shape of (a garment, especially a stocking) by heating on a form or board before dyeing.

Forms of pre-board

third-person singular presentpre-boards
present participlepre-boarding
past participlepre-boarded
pastpre-boarded

Questions about pre-board

What is pre-board the alternative form of?
Pre-board is the alternative form of preboard.

Words near pre-board in the dictionary

  1. pre-bangian
  2. pre-block
  3. pre-blocked
  4. pre-blocking
  5. pre-blocks
  6. pre-board
  7. pre-boarded
  8. pre-boarding
  9. pre-boards
  10. pre-bolus
  11. pre-bolused

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