🇬🇧🇨🇳 boarding - 登机 : English Lesson

Meaning of "boarding" ("登机"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Boarding is the time when people line up and walk onto a plane, train, or ship to get in their seats before it goes on its trip.

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During boarding, my mom said, “Stay together,” and five seconds later we were in four different snack shops.

The boarding line was so long that I finished my book, my snack, and my patience before we even got on the plane.

Boarding took so long that my snack graduated from ‘fresh’ to ‘old and mysterious.’

I brought so many snacks for boarding that the gate agent asked if I was moving in.

During boarding, my dad walked onto the wrong plane and almost took a vacation without the rest of us.

She sprinted through the airport, coat flapping, ticket clenched in hand. The boarding sign flashed; the boarding desk called a last boarding call. A child dropped a toy during boarding and parents crouched to help. She pushed past, heart pounding, reached the boarding bridge as the plane door closed — boarding complete; she laughed with relief.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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