verb
Meaning 1
To board an airplane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
enplane
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɛnˈpleɪn/
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rhymes with -eɪn
verb
Meaning 2
board a plane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emplane
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: embark, ship
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English plane English enplane From en- + plane.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: nastoupit do letadla — to board an airplane
- Finnish: nousta — to board an airplane
- Finnish: nousta lentokoneeseen — to board an airplane