1. past tense of enplane; to board an aircraft or cause to board an aircraft
Usage: formal or technical; often used in military or aviation contexts

Examples

• The soldiers enplaned at dawn for their deployment overseas.
• Passengers enplaned quickly through the two available gates.
• The cargo was enplaned onto the transport aircraft.
• We enplaned at 6 a.m. and arrived by noon.
• All personnel had enplaned before the runway was closed.