Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-board
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English board English preboard From pre- + board.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

preboards (present, singular) preboarding (participle, present) preboarded (participle, past) preboarded (past) pre-board (alternative)

Questions

What does preboard mean?: To (allow to) step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance before other people are allowed to board.
Where does preboard come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English board English preboard From pre- + board.

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