detrained

verb

past tense of detrain
as in deplaned

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  1. disembarked
  2. alighted
  3. dismounted
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  • May 11, 2026Oceanwide Expeditions says 87 guests and 35 crew members from 22 counties have disembarked the ship and returned home, and the boat is now en route to the Netherlands with 25 crew members and two medical professionals on board.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Lionel Messi disembarked from a private jet with his family at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on July 11, 2023, following a Caribbean vacation.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of disembarked
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  • Most alighted in specially erected tent tunnels and, to the disappointment of the crowds of Swifties waiting in the 40°C heat, there were no sightings of the happy couple.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 July 2026
  • Its blockbuster Art Deco-at-100 show wrapped its run last month and attracted more than 500,000 visitors, while its Iris Van Herpen retrospective recently alighted at the Brooklyn Museum, further elaborating on centuries of Franco-American friendship and cultural exchange.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Definition of alighted
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  • Their father dismounted, went down on foot, climbed the fence his son had crawled under.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Definition of dismounted
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