deplane

English

Etymology

Iraqi children and their escorts deplane an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Baghdad International Airport in 2006.

From de- +‎ plane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˈpleɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪn
• Hyphenation: de‧plane

Verb

deplane (third-person singular simple present deplanes, present participle deplaning, simple past and past participle deplaned)

1. To disembark from an airplane.

   Synonym: disemplane

   • 1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point‎^[1], Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 16:

     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.

Derived terms

• deplanement

 

See also

• detrain

Anagrams

• palened, paneled