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paper ticket
n. (context travel aviation English) a conventional airline ticket, consisting of a coupon for each flight together with other administration coupons. (Compare e-ticket)
Usage examples of "paper ticket".
And then they passed by, walked up to the attendant, and showed their paper ticket forms.
Now he might as well toss the paper ticket from his moisture pouch to join the other flotsam drifting out to sea.