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to deplane

to deplane

3 4.9
To leave a plane after it lands
  • verb
  • /dɪˈpleɪn/
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  • Please deplane immediately.
  • deplaned passengers

I I an American Airlines flight from Mexico City to Toronto, but they made me deplane in Chicago.

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Examples

  • Flight 7734 lands safely in Ocala, and Terry LaDey deplanes without incident, even checking under his seat for carry-on articles.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • P. A.: All passengers will deplane... through the first-class jetway.

  • You may all deplane now.

  • We just got to get there before they deplane.

  • Anyway, we're gonna have to deplane.

  • Laura is the last to deplane, and the young man smiles as she approaches them.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Be aware of your bags and try not to hit anyone in the head or roll over anyone's foot as you deplane.

    Blog text (15)
  • Emily and I left the next day, and when we deplaned in Boston, Tom was waiting at the gate.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Cutter moves through a wave of humanity as passengers continue to deplane.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • You may all deplane now.

Synonyms

to disembark
vsto deplane
21 5.1

To leave a ship, plane, or other vehicle after a journey

is used only for leaving an aircraft after a flight
to debark
vsto deplane
1 7.2

To get off a ship or plane and go onto land

is specific to aircraft rather than sea or shore actions

Antonyms

238 1.1

To get onto a vehicle like a train or plane

Surface Forms

deplane infinitive
deplaned past
deplaned past participle
deplaning present participle
deplanes third person singular

Morphology

deplane = plane (semi-transparent) = de + plane

The connection to 'plane' is clear, but using 'de-' to mean 'get off or leave a vehicle' is not a highly productive or obvious pattern for many learners.

Etymology

Deplane comes from the prefix de- meaning 'off' or 'remove' and plane meaning 'airplane'. So, to deplane is to get 'off the airplane' after a flight.