ticket inspection

English

Etymology

ticket + inspection

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪkɪt ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪkət ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

ticket inspection (countable and uncountable, plural ticket inspections)

1. 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.
   • 2016 April 12, Tom Chesshyre, Ticket to Ride: Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys, Summersdale Publishers LTD - ROW, →ISBN:

     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.

Related terms

1. ticket inspector

Translations

inspection of a passenger's ticket

• German: Fahrkartenkontrolle f
• Japanese: 検札 (ja) (けんさつ, kensatsu)