La carte d'embarquement
Example: N'oublie pas de montrer la carte d'embarquement à la porte.
Definition
"La carte d'embarquement" is a document issued to passengers that grants them permission to board an aircraft. It contains information such as the passenger's name, flight details, seat number, and boarding gate, and is required to access the airplane during travel.
Etymology
The term "la carte d'embarquement" comes from French, where "carte" means 'card' and "embarquement" means 'boarding.' The word "embarquement" derives from the verb "embarquer," which means to embark or board a ship or plane. Did you know that the concept evolved from maritime boarding passes before being adapted for air travel?
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"La carte d'embarquement" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Tourism - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 135 commonly used words.
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