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deplane

[ dee-pleyn ]

/ diˈpleɪn /

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verb (used without object), de·planed, de·plan·ing.

to disembark from an airplane.

Origin of deplane

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + plane¹

Words nearby deplane

depigmentation, depilate, depilation, depilatory, depill, deplane, deplete, depleted uranium, depletion, depletion allowance, depletion layer

Example sentences from the Web for deplane

All of the 160 passengers on the flight had to deplane while the FBI and bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane.

8 Most Frequent Flier Freakouts |The Daily Beast |August 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for deplane

deplane

/ (diːˈpleɪn) /

verb

(intr) mainly US and Canadian to disembark from an aeroplane

Word Origin for deplane

C20: from de- + plane 1