emplane

Get on plane

To emplane is to board an airplane: Passengers will emplane at gate 17.

The word is used mainly in military and formal airline contexts.

Also spelled enplane.

The opposite is deplane.

boarding

gate

Hinged barrier in fence

passport · queue · announcement · terminal · check-in · security · luggage · carry-on · baggage claim · boarding call

aircraft

cabin

Simple wooden dwelling

window seat · aisle seat · middle seat · tray table · armrest · cockpit · fuselage · galley · lavatory · emergency exit

crew

flight attendant

Airplane cabin staff member

cabin crew · steward · stewardess · purser · ground crew · beverage cart · intercom

runway

tarmac

Paved airport surface

taxiway · hangar · airbridge · shuttle bus · ramp

Opposites
direction of aircraft boarding

emplanedeplane

Exit an aircraft

disembark · deboard · alight · exit · get off

Family

plane, airplane, deplane, deplaning, deplaned, deplanes, enplane

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