preboard

[ pree-bawrd, -bohrd ]

verb (used with object)

1. to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others:

   Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.

verb (used without object)

1. to go aboard in advance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of preboard¹

pre- + board

Example Sentences

Everyone's just waiting, and there's going to be a preboard, and there's going to be 50 people that do that.

From Salon

Families with children under the age of 2 may ask to preboard.

From New York Times

United's MileagePlus Premier 1K customers, who previously boarded in group one, will now be invited to preboard, and United's MileagePlus Premier Gold customers will also move up in the boarding process from group two to group one.

From Fox News

When families request permission to preboard — or pose another request, such as asking whether nuts will be served — they risk being taken off the flight or threatened with removal, said Mary Vargas, a lawyer whose family was almost kept off a plane from London back to the United States in December because of a nut allergy.

From New York Times

“Ultimately we cannot guarantee customers will not be exposed to peanuts or other nuts during the flight, and allowing people with nut allergies to preboard can create a false sense of security and does not eliminate risk,” Mr. Miller said.

From New York Times