Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To disembark from an airplane.
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- verb To
disembark from anairplane .
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- verb get off an airplane
Etymologies
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Examples
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"It also becomes less efficient to board and deplane, which is not good for airlines that make money on being efficient."
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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"It also becomes less efficient to board and deplane, which is not good for airlines that make money on being efficient."
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As long as you're on the subject of planes, how about "deplane"?
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Cleopatra wants a bench of Egypt to deplane to her sons; Caesar agrees, nonetheless in fact, Dolabella tells her, he intends to lead her serf to Rome to uncover off in a triumphal procession.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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Cleopatra wants a bench of Egypt to deplane to her sons; Caesar agrees, nonetheless in fact, Dolabella tells her, he intends to lead her serf to Rome to uncover off in a triumphal procession.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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When they were finally allowed to deplane they spend the night at a hotel.
Wal-Mart Japan: A Shift Into Crisis Mode Mariko Sanchanta 2011
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Another, an American Airlines flight from Paris to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, also diverted to Bradley, where it sat for seven and a half hours before U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents allowed the passengers to deplane, according to an American spokesman.
JetBlue Investigated for Tarmac Delay Susan Carey 2011
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The captain of the flight repeatedly pleaded to allow the passengers to deplane and enter the terminal.
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Moreover, jetBlue never got to use the portable staircase it lined up to deplane passengers because it had been nabbed by the airport to get people off the international flights.
How Snow (and Libyan Soldiers) Led to Airport Logjams Scott McCartney 2011
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JetBlue Airways Corp. had six diverted planes on the ground, and jetBlue officials said all its captains were acutely aware of the tarmac-delay rule, which threatens heavy fines on airlines if they keep passengers on board grounded domestic flights for more than three hours four hours for international without offering a chance to deplane, with certain exceptions.
How Snow (and Libyan Soldiers) Led to Airport Logjams Scott McCartney 2011
alexz commented on the word deplane
deplane, was used by the FAA, http://goo.gl/6SXdL also seen back in 1926 http://goo.gl/N2z1V
January 9, 2013
bilby commented on the word deplane
I'm not deplaning until I've been beveraged.
January 10, 2013
fbharjo commented on the word deplane
Can one be debeveraged? Is the answer plane?
January 10, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word deplane
Hasten, Jason, bring the air-sickness bag.
January 10, 2013