Meaning
boarding
- the act of getting onto a plane, ship, or other transport
- boarding area or boarding procedure at an airport or port
In a sentence
L'imbarco del volo inizia tra dieci minuti.
Boarding for the flight starts in ten minutes.
Dov'è il gate d'imbarco per Roma?
Where is the boarding gate for Rome?
Non ho ancora la carta d'imbarco.
I still don’t have the boarding pass.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imbarco | masculine · singular |
| imbarchi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Common in travel language: carta d'imbarco, gate d'imbarco.
- Usually singular when referring to the process: l'imbarco inizia alle 10.
- Do not confuse with sbarco, which means landing or disembarkation.