ticket inspection

noun
/ˈtɪkɪt ɪnˈspɛkʃən/UK/ˈtɪkət ɪnˈspɛkʃən/US

Etymology

From ticket + inspection.

Definitions

  1. The act of inspecting a passenger's ticket (especially on a train or bus) with the intent…

    The act of inspecting a passenger's ticket (especially on a train or bus) with the intent of disallowing the passenger to ride for free.

    • Apparently I must wait in my cabin for a ticket inspection by a guard before I can go anywhere. Then she asks, 'Tea? Coffee?' Beer, I suppose, can wait, so I say, 'Dah, spasiba. Tea.' She replies, 'Meee-ilk?' 'Dah.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ticket inspection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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