preboard

English

Alternative forms

• pre-board

Etymology

From pre- +‎ board.

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.

   • 2019 June 19, Roni Caryn Rabin, “Boarding Now: Parents of Children With Food Allergies”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

2. (transitive, textiles) To set the shape of (a garment, especially a stocking) by heating on a form or board before dyeing.

Further reading

• “preboard”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “preboard”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• drop bear, drop-bear, dropbear