preboard
preboard verb: to (allow to) step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance before other people are allowed to board.
Verb
preboard (third-person singular simple present preboards, present participle preboarding, simple past and past participle preboarded)
- 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.
- Airlines must permit some parents — or passengers with food allergies themselves — to preboard in order to wipe down seats, federal regulators said. […] All customers with peanut and tree nut allergies are now allowed to preboard and wipe down surfaces, according to an airline spokeswoman.2019 June 19, Roni Caryn Rabin, “Boarding Now: Parents of Children With Food Allergies”, in The New York Times
- To set the shape of (a garment, especially a stocking) by heating on a form or board before dyeing.
Forms of preboard
| third-person singular present | preboards |
|---|---|
| present participle | preboarding |
| past participle | preboarded |
| past | preboarded |
| alternative form | pre-board |
Origin of preboard
From pre- + board.
Questions about preboard
- What does preboard mean?
- Preboard means to (allow to) step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance before other people are allowed to board.
- What part of speech is preboard?
- Preboard is a verb.
- What is the past tense of preboard?
- The past tense of preboard is preboarded.
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