deplaning
Leaving the jet
Deplaning is the act of exiting an aircraft after landing.
The word appears mainly in airline announcements and travel contexts: Please remain seated until the captain has turned off the seatbelt sign and we begin deplaning.
The verb deplane follows the same pattern as debus or detrain—formal transportation jargon that sounds slightly bureaucratic in everyday speech.
Airport passenger corridor
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- doorHinged room barrier
stairs · ramp · tarmac · passageway · intercom · carry-on · queue · waiting
At the endpoint
- carouselRevolving platform with seats
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- shuttleShort-distance transport
reunion · greeting · welcome · signage · concourse · lobby · trolley · transit
Extending muscles or material
- standingPosition, physical or social
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- stiffNot easily bent
circulation · fatigue · disorientation · relief · legs · mobility
jetway
Airport passenger corridor
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- gateHinged barrier in fence
door · stairs · ramp · tarmac · passageway · intercom · carry-on · queue · waiting · standing
terminal
At the endpoint
- carouselRevolving platform with seats
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
shuttle · reunion · greeting · welcome · signage · concourse · lobby · trolley · transit · layover
stretching
Extending muscles or material
stiff · circulation · fatigue · disorientation · relief · legs · mobility
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- Air Travelboarding, airline, flight attendants, takeoff, landing
- disembarkingget off, deboarding, step off, detraining, dismounting
- flight attendantsafety demo, beverage cart, meal service, seat belt check, overhead bin
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
- arrival termslanding, docking, arrival, alighting, egress
plane, airplane, planes, airplanes, disembark, aeroplane, aeroplanes, planeload, disembarkation