disembark

verb

dis·​em·​bark ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk How to pronounce disembark (audio)
disembarked; disembarking; disembarks
Synonyms of disembarknext

transitive verb

: to remove to shore from a ship

intransitive verb

1
: to go ashore out of a ship
2
: to get out of a vehicle or craft
disembarkation
(ˌ)dis-ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce disembark (audio) -bər- How to pronounce disembark (audio)
noun

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Examples of disembark in a Sentence

The plane's crew members were the last ones to disembark. the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami
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Once the space craft has been hosed down and safely situated and secured, the Dragon capsule will be moved to the recovery platform, before the hatch will finally open and the astronauts can disembark. — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 After disembarking, the Kenyans, as customary, danced and chanted on the runway while carrying their rifles. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025 Except Alex is not disembarking in New York City because that would be actual progress. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 Additionally, passengers board and disembark by way of a narrow gangplank. — Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disembark

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desembarquer, from des- dis- + embarquer to embark

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of disembark was in 1582

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disembark

verb
dis·​em·​bark ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk How to pronounce disembark (audio)
: to go or put ashore from a ship
the passengers disembarked
disembarkation
(ˌ)dis-ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce disembark (audio) -bər- How to pronounce disembark (audio)
noun

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