deplane

verb

de·​plane (ˌ)dē-ˈplān How to pronounce deplane (audio)
deplaned; deplaning; deplanes

intransitive verb

: to disembark from an airplane

Examples of deplane in a Sentence

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Passengers were deplaned on the taxiway and bussed to a terminal. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025 The 172 customers and six crew members deplaned and are being relocated to the terminal. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 All of the 176 passengers and six crew members were deplaned, and the flight was back in the air shortly after 10 a.m. EST. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025 In another video, passengers were seen deplaning via the aircraft's evacuation slide. Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deplane

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deplane was in 1923

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“Deplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deplane. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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