deplane

verb

deplane

verb

/diːˈpleɪn/

Etymology From de- + plane.

1

To disembark from an airplane.

  • As we pulled to a stop, a ramp was brought up to the front door and a forklift to the rear. Both doors were opened. I instructed my staff to wait, saying that none of us should leave until the casket was off and Mrs. Kennedy had deplaned.1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 16:
Derived terms
deplanement
Related terms
detrain

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