enplane

E1N1P3L1A1N1E1
UK/ɛnˈpleɪn/

verb

To board an airplane.

Similar
emplane
Opposite
deplane
OriginEnglish plane ← Middle English en- ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbenplane (third-person singular simple present enplanes, present participle enplaning, simple past and past participle enplaned)

present singular third person enplanes · participle present enplaning · participle past enplaned · past enplaned · alternative emplane

  1. To board an airplane.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
deplane

verbboard a plane

Similar
emplane
Broader
embarkship

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishplane
  9. Englishenplane

From en- + plane.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech nastoupit do letadla
  • nastoupit do letadlato board an airplane
Finnish nousta, nousta lentokoneeseen
  • noustato board an airplane
  • nousta lentokoneeseento board an airplane

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with enplane

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Anagrams

plannee
Cite this entry
APA

enplane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enplane

MLA

“enplane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enplane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enplane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enplane.

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