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Recent Examples of detrain
Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detrain
Verb
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The airport says that the incident was resolved quickly, and passengers deplaned normally via the jet bridge.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Proper placement with wheels inside and handles facing out maximizes space and makes deplaning faster.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Passengers disembarked the ship in a lengthy process involving multiple countries and the World Health Organization that began last week.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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That includes 18 passengers (including Kornfeld) who were evacuated from the Hondius, passengers who had disembarked the ship on April 24, and people who shared a flight with a Dutch woman (the wife of the first case) who also fell ill from the infection and died in South Africa, on her way home.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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“Detrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrain. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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