Definition of "deplane" [deplane]

• To disembark from an airplane. (verb-intransitive)

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• ""It also becomes less efficient to board and deplane, which is not good for airlines that make money on being efficient.""
• "As long as you're on the subject of planes, how about "deplane"?"
• "When they were finally allowed to deplane they spend the night at a hotel."