to enplane

8.3

To get onto a plane before a flight

: abordar

Examples

All passengers must enplane at Gate 12 by 9:30 a.m.
She quickly gathered her belongings and hurried to enplane before the doors closed.
After a brief delay, we were finally allowed to enplane for our flight to Chicago.
Passengers will enplane in ten minutes.
The crew is ready to enplane the passengers.
Passengers will enplane at gate 23 for the flight to New York.
After checking in, travelers need to enplane promptly to catch their flight.

to board

vsto enplane

238 1.1

To get onto a vehicle like a train or plane

is used only for entering an aircraft before a flight

to embark

vsto enplane

18 4.4

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

is specific to aircraft boarding before a flight

to emplane

vsto enplane

9.1

To get onto an airplane to travel

is a variant spelling used for the same action

to deplane

3 4.9

To leave a plane after it lands

enplane infinitive

enplaned past

enplaned past participle

enplaning present participle

enplanes third person singular

enplane = plane (transparent) = en + plane

The prefix 'en-' is commonly used to indicate entering or boarding, making the meaning clear.

The word enplane combines en- meaning 'on' and plane, short for airplane. So to enplane is to go 'on' a plane, to board it.