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noun ADJ. business-class, economy-class, first-class, second-class, standard-class | front-seat, rear-seat | airline, bus, rail | pillion (= riding on the back of a motorcycle) | fellow I soon got talking to my fellow passengers. VERB + PASSENGER carry Last year the airline carried 4.6 million passengers. | let on, pick up, take on A taxi was picking up a passenger outside the hotel. | drop off, let off/out The bus stopped to let its passengers off. PASSENGER + VERB wait passengers waiting to board the plane | be aboard (sth), go in/on sth, travel in/on sth passengers travelling on the Orient Express | board (sth), embark (on sth), get on (sth), go aboard (sth) | disembark, get off/out | be stranded Thousands of passengers were stranded last night at Heathrow airport. PASSENGER + NOUN compartment | door | seat, side There is no air bag on the passenger side. | comfort, safety | aircraft, ferry, train | flight, services | list PREP. ~ for Will all passengers for Frankfurt please go to Gate 21. | ~ in the passengers in her car | ~ on all the passengers on the ferry
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passenger
verbs
carry passengers
• The aeroplane was carrying over 500 passengers.
passengers travel somewhere
• More than 7.6m rail passengers travelled on the Eurostar rail service last year.
passengers get on/off a bus/plane etc
• The bus stopped and half the passengers got off.
passengers board a plane/train
formal (= get on it )
• The first three cars were reserved for passengers boarding in Queens.
passengers are stranded
(= are unable to continue their journey )
• At least 1,000 passengers were stranded at the airport because of the storm.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + passenger
rail passengers
• Rail passengers will have to pay more for their tickets next year.
airline passengers
• All airline passengers arriving at Heathrow must go through customs.
bus passengers
• Bus passengers are facing higher fares.
foot passengers
(= passengers on a boat, who are not in a car or other vehicle )
• A queue of foot passengers was waiting to get on the ferry.
passenger + NOUN
a passenger train
(= rather than a goods train )
• The driver of the passenger train was unable to stop in time.
a passenger plane/jet
• It was recently converted from a passenger plane to cargo use.
a passenger ship
• It is the biggest passenger ship afloat.
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