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to emplane

to emplane

9.1
To get onto an airplane to travel
  • verb
  • /ɪmˈpleɪn/
  • Formal
translation icon : embarcar
  • Passengers are asked to emplane as soon as their flight is called.

Examples

  • After the announcement, everyone lined up eagerly to emplane for their holiday journey.

  • The troops began to emplane for the overseas mission at dawn.

  • We will emplane shortly.

  • Passengers must emplane before 3 PM.

  • After the announcement, everyone lined up eagerly to emplane for their holiday journey.

  • Passengers are asked to emplane as soon as their flight is called.

  • The troops began to emplane for the overseas mission at dawn.

Synonyms

to board
vsto emplane
238 1.1

To get onto a vehicle like a train or plane

is specific to entering an aircraft for a journey rather than any vehicle
to embark
vsto emplane
18 4.4

To get on a ship, plane, or other vehicle to begin a journey

is only about boarding aircraft for travel not beginning a journey
to enplane
vsto emplane
  • Specialized
8.3

To get onto a plane before a flight

is the same action but often written with an alternate spelling

Antonyms

to deplane
3 4.9

To leave a plane after it lands

Surface Forms

emplane infinitive
emplaned past
emplaned past participle
emplaning present participle
emplanes third person singular

Morphology

emplane = plane (transparent) = em + plane

Clear prefixation of 'em-' (meaning in/on/into) to 'plane' (aircraft), yielding the straightforward meaning 'to board an airplane'.

Etymology

Emplane comes from the prefix em- meaning 'in' and the word plane meaning 'aircraft'. So, it literally means to go 'into' a plane or get on it, which is why it means to board an airplane.