disembark
verb
dis·em·bark
ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk 
disembarked; disembarking; disembarks
: to remove to shore from a ship
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.
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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
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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
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembark. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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disembark
verb
dis·em·bark
ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk
: to go or put ashore from a ship
the passengers disembarked
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