† deplanev.1
Scottish. Obsolete.
To make plain, show plainly, declare (to).
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1572 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxx. 136 The day is neir; as I dar weill deplane ȝow.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
deplanev.2
/diːˈpleɪn/ 1. intransitive. To leave an aeroplane (after arrival at one's destination).
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society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > transport through the air [verb (intransitive)] > leave or board an aircraft
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1923 Blackwood's Mag. July 11/2 Dudley left me, saying..that he was to ‘deplane’ [by parachute] now.
2. transitive. To remove from an aeroplane.
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society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > transport through the air [verb (transitive)] > take on board or remove from plane
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deplane1948
1948 in Amer. Speech (1952) 27 72 A passenger under influence of liquor will be deplaned.
Derivatives
deˈplaning n. and adj.
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1933 Aeroplane 2 Aug. 218/1 The passengers..were out of the machine, which had been towed away from the passenger-deplaning area.
1967 L. James Chameleon File (1968) iv. 57 After clearing immigration control, he..watched the crowd of deplaning passengers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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