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enplane

[ en-pleyn ]
/ ɛnˈpleɪn /
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verb (used without object), en·planed, en·plan·ing.
to board an airplane: We enplaned in New York at noon and arrived in Washington an hour later.
verb (used with object), en·planed, en·plan·ing.
to allow to board or put on board an airplane: We will be enplaning passengers shortly.
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Also emplane.

Origin of enplane

First recorded in 1940–45; en-1 + plane1

OTHER WORDS FROM enplane

en·plane·ment, noun

Words nearby enplane

enow, en papillote, en passant, en pension, enphytotic, enplane, en plein, en plein air, enprint, en prise, en quad
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Words related to enplane

ascend, board, climb, embark, entrain, go up, scale

British Dictionary definitions for enplane

enplane
/ (ɛnˈpleɪn) /
verb
(intr) to board an aircraft
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