deplane
English
Etymology

Iraqi children and their escorts deplane an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Baghdad International Airport in 2006.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diːˈpleɪn/
- Hyphenation: de‧plane
Verb
deplane (third-person singular simple present deplanes, present participle deplaning, simple past and past participle deplaned)
- To disembark from an airplane.
- Synonym: disemplane
- 1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, 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.
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