alightings

Birds settling down

Alightings are instances of coming down and settling, or of stepping off a vehicle.

Birds make alightings on branches; passengers make alightings from buses or trains.

The word is uncommon, appearing mainly in formal or literary contexts: The platform was designed to accommodate multiple alightings at once.

dismounting

disembark

Exit a vehicle

step off · get off · climb down · descend · exit · egress · dismount · unhorse · leave · touchdown

settling

establish

Create formally, permanently

nestle · ensconce · root · anchor · homestead · colonize · domesticate · entrench · implant · integrate

perching

settle

Reach final terms

  • restCessation of activity
  • roostBird's sleeping spot
  • perchResting spot for birds

land · descend · branch · ledge · wire · nest · bough · treetop · windowsill · railing

landing

touchdown

Six-point gridiron play

approach · arrival · glide · flaps · airstrip · airfield · aerodrome · helipad · splashdown · belly landing

Opposites
direction of movement relative to vehicle/platform

alightingsboardings

Acts of getting aboard

embarkations · getting on · mountings · entries · loadings

vertical movement

alightingstakeoffs

Ascents from a runway

ascents · liftoffs · launchings · risings · flights

Family

alighting

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G