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Recent Examples of detrain
Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detrain
Verb
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Along with the removal of remote stands (where travelers used to deplane by stairs and get bussed to the terminal), this helps to boost punctuality.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Fabregas said passengers were eventually allowed to deplane after waiting more than three hours.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Workers wearing face masks began disembarking a chartered plane at Incheon airport and were greeted with cheers from officials including the presidential chief of staff.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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There were men sitting at tables in front of what must have been a bar, three little boys who stopped playing on the pebble beach to watch me, two women also disembarking with baskets and packages from their shopping in Como.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Detrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrain. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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