alight1

 
Pronunciation: /əˈlʌɪt/

verb

  • [no object, with adverbial of place] formal descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport: visitors should alight at the Fort Road stop
  • (of a bird) descend from the air and settle: one bird alighted on the arm of my chair

Phrasal Verbs

alight on

find by chance; notice: her eyes alighted on the item in question

Origin:

Old English ālīhtan, from ā- (as an intensifier) + līhtan 'descend' (see light3)