alightment
/əˈlaɪtmənt/
noun
- The act of getting off or down from a vehicle, horse, or other means of transport.
- Signs at the station indicate the proper alightment points for each car.
- The bus driver announced the alightment stop for the museum.
- The alightment of passengers from the train was quick and orderly.
- The act of descending and settling, especially from the air.
- The alightment of the bird on the feeder was a quiet moment.
- The butterfly's alightment on the leaf was gentle and graceful.
- We watched the alightment of the helicopter on the landing pad.
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