deboards

Leaves the plane

Deboards is the third-person singular of deboard, meaning to exit an aircraft, ship, train, or other vehicle.

The word is standard in travel contexts: The flight attendant announced that passengers could begin deplaning once the aircraft deboards at gate twelve.

Deboard is the opposite of board, though disembark remains more common in formal usage.

action

disembarks

Exits a vehicle

descends · detrains · deplanes · debarks · dismounts · gets off · leaves · vacates · clears · unloads

transit

platform

Raised flat structure

  • stationFixed stopping point
  • stopCease all motion
  • busLarge passenger vehicle

train · metro · ferry · tram · passengers · commuters · conductor · doors · steps · handrail

arrival

terminal

At the endpoint

carousel · customs · immigration · passport control · reunion · greeting · welcome · meet and greet · lobby · concourse

Opposites
boarding vs. exiting a vehicle/vessel

deboardsboards

Planks or governing bodies

embarks · gets on · enters · mounts · entrains

Family

deboard, deboarding, deboarded

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