preboard

verb — 2 senses

preboard

verb

Etymology From pre- + board.

1

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:
2

Business, Manufacturing, Textiles To set the shape of (a garment, especially a stocking) by heating on a form or board before dyeing.

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