enplane
/im'plein/ Cách viết khác : (enplane) /in'plein/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To board an aircraft: To go onto an airplane as a passenger in preparation for a flight.
Usage
- The verb "enplane" is used specifically for the act of passengers getting on an airplane. It is a formal or technical term, often used in announcements and official travel contexts.
- It is typically used intransitively (e.g., "The passengers will enplane."). It can also be used transitively, though this is less common, meaning to cause someone or something to board a plane (e.g., "The agent enplaned the cargo.").
Examples
- Intransitive use:
- Passengers are requested to enplane at Gate 15.
- We will enplane in approximately thirty minutes.
- Transitive use:
- The ground crew enplaned the last of the luggage.
Advanced Usage
- "to enplane on": To board a specific flight or aircraft.
- All travelers must enplane on Flight 227 within the next hour.
Variants and Related Words
- Emplane: An alternative spelling of "enplane," with the same meaning.
- Enplanement (noun): The act or process of boarding an aircraft, or the number of passengers who board.
- The airport reported a record number of enplanements this month.
- Deplane (verb): The opposite action; to disembark from an airplane.
- Please remain seated until the aircraft has landed and it is safe to deplane.
Synonyms
- Board: A more common and general synonym meaning to get on a vehicle (a plane, ship, train, or bus).
- Embark: To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, often for a journey.
Antonyms
- Deplane: To get off an airplane.
- Disembark: To leave a ship or aircraft.