A few days ago
One “boards” a train to get on. But “detrains” to get off?
There’s got to be a better word for when someone steps off a train onto the station platform. As in…
The men step off the train, onto the station platform.
Anyone got any ideas?
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A few days ago
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How about “exited?” As in, The men exited the train, onto the station platform.
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A few days ago
‘Detrain’ and ‘deboard’ aren’t real words in the dictionary.
‘step off’ is fine, but if it’s past tense and you’re writing about only one man, your sentence should read (it doesn’t need a comma):
‘The man stepped off the train onto the station platform’
There is a word ‘disembark’ which you may be thinking of, this is really only used when getting off a ship.
Hope this helps.
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A few days ago
de·train (dÄ-trÄn’) Pronunciation Key
intr. & tr.v. de·trained, de·train·ing, de·trains
To leave or cause to leave a railroad train.
alight [ÉËlait] verb — past tense, past participle aËlighted
to get down from or out of a vehicle
Example: to alight from a bus
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A few days ago
alit? but that sounds girly…maybe stepped off is the best choice!
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A few days ago
deboarded
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