Meaning & use
deboarding
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Getting off a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft after a journey.
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Passengers began deboarding as soon as the plane reached the gate.
The cruise line streamlined its deboarding process to reduce wait times.
A note on using this word
Increasingly common in airline and travel industry language as a counterpart to 'boarding,' though 'disembarking' remains the more traditional term.
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disembarkingalighting
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