To put or load passengers or cargo onto an airplane; to board onto a plane.
A 20th-century formation from 'em-' (to put in) plus 'plane' (short for airplane), created in the aviation age alongside similar formations like 'embark' and 'deplane.'
Modern aviation created the word 'emplane'—notice how we say 'board a ship' but 'emplane for a flight,' showing how newer words form differently depending on the era of technology!
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