deboard

verb

de·​board (ˌ)dē-ˈbȯrd How to pronounce deboard (audio)
deboarded; deboarding; deboards
1
transitive + intransitive : to get out of a vehicle or craft
UK passengers on a plane to Germany were told to deboard [=disembark] or face mandatory coronavirus testing and quarantine at the airport when they landed.— Connor Perrett
… does not allow passengers to deboard and board the train at the same time.— Colleen Wilson
2
transitive : to cause (someone) to get out of a vehicle or craft
deboarded the passengers

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In December, the airline settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit involving three Black men who were required to deboard a plane after a flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025 Delta employees noticed Small and asked her to deboard. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of deboard was in 1960

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“Deboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deboard. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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