deplane
verb (used without object)
to disembark from an airplane.
had deplaned
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past perfectof deplane.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An aircraft cleaner testified on Thursday that he found a black wallet under a seat in the first class cabin after passengers had deplaned.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2018
The battery fire, on a 787 jet operated by Japan Airlines, occurred in Boston on Monday while the empty plane was parked at a gate after passengers had deplaned.
From Reuters ● Jan. 10, 2013
They landed on schedule at Stockton, Calif., took off again at 6:38 a.m. after two passengers had deplaned and ten had come aboard to finish the trip to San Francisco.
From Time Magazine Archive
