deplane

verb

de·​plane (ˌ)dē-ˈplān 

deplaned; deplaning; deplanes

intransitive verb

: to disembark from an airplane

Examples of deplane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were no injuries and passengers deplaned on the taxiway using airstairs and were bused to the terminal, United Airlines said. — Benjamin Stein, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Customers deplaned via airstairs and busses took them back to the terminal. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

However, passengers were forced to deplane out of an abundance of caution and the flight was delayed. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

The plane landed without incident and passengers were safely deplaned before the aircraft was removed from service for inspection. — Jay Blackman, NBC news, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deplane

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign