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Recent Examples of detrain
Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detrain
Verb
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Passengers deplaned using airstairs and were bused to the terminal.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The truck hit a Boeing 737 operated by United Airlines and the 122 passengers onboard were forced to deplane via stairs, a United Airlines spokeswoman said in an email.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Although these port calls are sometimes in the wee hours, passengers are still welcome to disembark and take a quick look around town.—
Karen Gardiner,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Airbus built the rover in the United Kingdom and is supplying the main structure for the lander, which will settle onto Mars and deploy ramps for the rover to disembark and begin its mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Detrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrain. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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