deboard

Leave the plane

Deboard means to exit an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle: Passengers began to deboard as soon as the plane reached the gate.

The word is standard in airline announcements but sounds bureaucratic in casual speech, where people simply get off.

The opposite is board.

procedure

alight

To descend and settle

unload · deplane · announcement · seatbelt sign · carry-on · overhead · customs · immigration · baggage claim · arrival gate

ground-transit

bus

Large passenger vehicle

  • trainRail vehicle or instruct
  • tramUrban rail vehicle
  • subwayUnderground transit passage

platform · station · conductor · passenger · alight · step off · doors · carriage · coach · metro

movement

step off

Exit by foot

file out · queue · shuffle · clear · vacate · proceed · walk off · climb down

aircraft

airplane

Powered flying machine

cabin · aisle · seatbelt · overhead bin · flight attendant · pilot · crew · passenger · tarmac · stairs

Opposites
vehicle/vessel entry vs. exit

deboardboard

Flat rigid panel

embark · get on · enplane · entrain · mount

Family

deboarding, deboarded

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G