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Meaning of Alighting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act of one who alights.

Equivalents

العربية الحطّ
हिन्दी उतराई
日本語 下車 降車

Examples

“The Eagles are a dangerous 'machine'. I have used them sparingly, and that is the absolute limit of their credibility or usefulness. The alighting of a Great Eagle of the Misty Mountains in the Shire is absurd; it also makes the later capture of G. by Saruman incredible, and spoils the account of his escape.”
“We compared the frequencies of alightings on hosts with those predicted from random transect data.”
“Load profiles are a standard analysis tool showing passenger activity (boardings, alightings) and passenger load at each stop along a route in a single direction.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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