enplane

verb

variants also emplane
Definition of enplanenext
as in to entrain

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Recent Examples of enplane All told, 626,110 passengers were either enplaned or deplaned at CVG last month, up from 576,859 passengers in February 2019. — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enplane
  1. entrain
  2. board
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  • Our desire to feel good (and not bad) entrains us to fulfill our bodies’ needs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Definition of entrain
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  • The images formed a grim honor guard in the main hallway at Ben Gurion Airport, and were the last thing a foreign visitor would see before boarding a flight home.
    — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Former Warner Bros Motion Picture Boss Toby Emmerich had boarded FilmNation Entertainment‘s production label Infrared as a consultant.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of board

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“Enplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enplane. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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