Meanings
verbdeboard (third-person singular simple present deboards, present participle deboarding, simple past and past participle deboarded)
present singular third person deboards · participle present deboarding · participle past deboarded · past deboarded
- To exit a form of transportation such as a boat, ship, airplane, trolley, streetcar or spaceship.
President Ford fell as he deboarded Air Force One.
1 more example
He was detained late Tuesday after deboarding a British Airways flight from London.
Synonyms: disembark from
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo exit a form of transportation such as a boat, ship, airplane, trolley, streetcar or spaceship.
Similar
disembark from
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Germanic*burdą
- Proto-West Germanic*bord
- Old Englishbord
- Middle Englishbord
- Englishboard
- Englishdeboard
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 登陸 /登陆
- 登陸 /登陆 (dēnglù)exit a form of transportation
Finnish laskeutua lentokoneesta
- laskeutua lentokoneestaexit a form of transportation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with deboard
boardrecordawardforwardlordfordtowardwardsecuredcordaffordswordrewardinsuredassuredrestoredconcordboredaccordaboardchordhordeordNord
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Cite this entry
APA
deboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deboard
MLA
“deboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deboard.
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