deplaning

present participle of deplane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplaning
Verb
  • The other was a sailor who had fallen between two ships while disembarking one and boarding another.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The resort is also conveniently located for embarking or disembarking a cruise or ferry connection, with the port of Piraeus about 30 to 45 minutes away, depending on traffic.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Say each word was a bird—alighting briefly, out of reach and then gone again.
    Leila Chatti September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The second was to build what amounts to a nonflammable moat around a home to prevent embers from alighting on anything next to a house that could burn and ignite the structure.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Deplaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplaning. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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