alighting
Meaning of alighting
verb, gerund or present participle
- descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport.
he was the only passenger to alight from the train
visitors should alight at the Fort Road stop
the conductor alights to push the cable car completely around
Old English ālīhtan, from ā- (as an intensifier) + līhtan ‘descend’ (see light3).
Information about alighting
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Hyphenation of alighting
alight-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- alighting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
alighting synonyms
Meaning get off a horse, bicycle, or anything that one is riding:
Meaning leave a ship, aircraft, or train:
Meaning move or fall downwards:
Meaning go out of or leave a place:
Meaning leave or cause to leave a train:
Meaning disembark from an aircraft:
alighting antonyms
Meaning get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle):
Words that rhyme with alighting
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