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alight

verb [I] (GET OUT OF)
 
 
/əˈlaɪt/ old-fashioned, formal

Definition

to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus: The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
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