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disembark

verb
dis·​em·​bark | \ ˌdis-əm-ˈbĂ€rk How to pronounce disembark (audio) \
disembarked; disembarking; disembarks

Definition of disembark

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

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Other Words from disembark

disembarkation \ (ˌ)dis-​ˌem-​ˌbĂ€r-​ˈkā-​shən How to pronounce disembarkation (audio) , -​bər-​ How to pronounce disembarkation (audio) \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for disembark

Synonyms

debark, land

Antonyms

embark

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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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Elmcroft of Halcyon employees were supposed to maintain detailed logs of residents who boarded and disembarked from the facility van and conduct checks for residents before locking the vehicle. Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, "State recommends yanking Montgomery assisted living facility’s license after resident’s death," 21 Aug. 2019 The Queen also uses a regular train service every year to start her Christmas break at Sandringham, boarding at London’s King’s Cross and disembarking at Norfolk’s King’s Lynn station. Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, "How Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family Really Travel," 10 Aug. 2019 Passengers disembark to the right and are immediately replaced with riders stepping in from the left. 2. Scott Craven, azcentral, "Disneyland ride capacity: How long will you have to wait in line?," 16 Aug. 2019 In Ashley, passengers disembark for a two-hour vintage-themed Christmas party featuring live music, photo opportunities and Santa himself. Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, "All aboard: Experience fall colors on these historic trains in Michigan," 11 Aug. 2019 Nearly 11 million survived the dreaded middle passage, disembarking in North America, the Caribbean and South America. Albert N. Kimbu, Quartz Africa, "The problem with Ghana’s Year of Return diaspora campaign to boost tourism," 8 Aug. 2019 At the historic Caltrain station, commuters were disembarking and heading for home. John Horgan, The Mercury News, "Horgan: For solitary older adults, it takes a village," 10 July 2019 After giving a poetry reading at Fisk University in Nashville, Hughes journeyed by train through Louisiana and Mississippi before disembarking in Mobile, Alabama. Steven Hoelscher, Smithsonian, "A Lost Work by Langston Hughes Examines the Harsh Life on the Chain Gang," 9 July 2019 The family of a man who died of a heart attack on a Carnival cruise ship alleges in a lawsuit that he was barred from disembarking while the ship was docked and forced to die a painful death as the ship sailed to its next destination. NBC News, "Carnival Cruise Line accused of refusing to let a dying man off a ship to get medical care," 13 June 2019

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First Known Use of disembark

1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

History and Etymology for disembark

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

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disembark

verb

English Language Learners Definition of disembark

: to leave a ship or airplane
: to remove (something or someone) from a ship or airplane

disembark

verb
dis·​em·​bark | \ ˌdi-səm-ˈbĂ€rk How to pronounce disembark (audio) \
disembarked; disembarking

Kids Definition of disembark

: to leave or remove from a ship or airplane

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