deplane
verb (used without object)
to disembark from an airplane.
deplaned
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past participleof deplane.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof deplane.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
deplaneverb (used without object)to disembark from an airplane.
Example Sentences
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After the collision, passengers deplaned on the taxiway and took buses back to the terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
No injuries were reported, and the aircraft returned to its gate and passengers deplaned, according to an airport spokesperson.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
The day after the Dodgers deplaned at Incheon Airport, pictures of Shohei Ohtani and his wife were on the pages of every major newspaper in this country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
All passengers were safely deplaned and one person was in custody as of about 7 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
We deplaned, followed Lieutenant Wilson across the field into an area in front of some Quonset huts, and started forming ranks.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
