disembark

verb

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

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

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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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 During the islands’ peak season, which runs from June to September, disembarking cruise passengers will need to pay the 20-euro fee. Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024 Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air. Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 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

Time Traveler
The first known use of disembark was in 1582

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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembark. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

disembark

verb
dis·​em·​bark ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk How to pronounce disembark (audio)
: to go or put ashore from a ship
the passengers disembarked

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