alighting
Stepping off gracefully
Alighting is the act of descending from a vehicle or coming down from flight to settle on a surface.
Passengers alight from trains and buses; birds alight on branches.
The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone: She alighted from the carriage.
Alighting can also describe something coming to rest by chance: His gaze alighted on the letter.
Resting spot for birds
- branchDivision or woody limb
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- treeWoody perennial plant
ledge · bough · eaves · canopy · roosting · resting · landing · flutter
Six-point gridiron play
- landingDescent's final moment
- runwayPaved path for planes
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
gear · approach · flare · glidepath · pilot · descent · arrival · apron
Reach a destination
- approachWay of handling something
- entrancePoint of access
- adventNotable arrival or emergence
- landingDescent's final moment
appearance · welcome · reception · homecoming · reunion · greeting · destination · encounter
disembark
Exit a vehicle
detrain · dismount · debark · offload · platform · station · stop · curbside · arrival · passenger
perch
Resting spot for birds
tree · ledge · bough · eaves · canopy · roosting · resting · landing · flutter · settle
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
wheels · gear · approach · flare · glidepath · pilot · descent · arrival · apron · taxiing
arrive
Reach a destination
landing · appearance · welcome · reception · homecoming · reunion · greeting · destination · encounter · meeting
- disembarkingdeplaning, get off, deboarding, step off, detraining
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
- transit announcementsnext stop, doors closing, mind the gap, stand clear, final stop
- arrival termsdisembark, landing, deplaning, docking, arrival
- bus transitbus stop, bus stops, bus route, bus routes, bus driver
- landingslanding, touchdown, touch and go, emergency landing, soft landing
alightingtaking off
Starting upward flight
taking flight · ascending · rising · lifting off · soaring
alightingboarding
Entering a vehicle
embarking · mounting · getting on · entering · hopping on
light, lighting, lighted, lights, alight, enlighten, enlightened, enlightening, alights