disembark
verb
dis·em·bark ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk 
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
disembarkation
(ˌ)dis-ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən -bər-
noun -bər- 
Synonyms
- debark
- land
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Example Sentences
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
Recent Examples on the Web The buses stop at several cities along the way to the Northeast, allowing migrants to disembark to reunite with friends and family in other locations. 
Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford And Christina Maxouris, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Tour buses idle outside the compound's black metal fence where visitors from around the country disembark to see Magnolia in person. Brianna Griff, Chron, 8 Aug. 2022 Windstar President Christopher Prelog cited safety concerns for the decision to end the cruise three days early, adding that guests had to pass a Covid test to disembark. Jacob Passy, WSJ, 24 May 2022 Students on school buses were not able to immediately disembark as a precaution. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2022 Thynne spent four hours in total on the train before being asked to disembark, at which point passengers were accompanied down a service tunnel by foot to take another train to Folkestone. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 During the interim, BART staff directed people headed east to disembark at Pleasant Hill station and catch a County Connection bus. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 June 2022 Across from it, trains regularly rumble into a Georgian Revival-style Union Station, but few passengers disembark or board. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The ship was cleared to return at a reduced speed to Seattle where all guests that are on board will disembark as planned, NCL added. Jennifer Henderson And Chris Boyette, CNN, 29 June 2022 See More
Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford And Christina Maxouris, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Tour buses idle outside the compound's black metal fence where visitors from around the country disembark to see Magnolia in person. Brianna Griff, Chron, 8 Aug. 2022 Windstar President Christopher Prelog cited safety concerns for the decision to end the cruise three days early, adding that guests had to pass a Covid test to disembark. Jacob Passy, WSJ, 24 May 2022 Students on school buses were not able to immediately disembark as a precaution. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2022 Thynne spent four hours in total on the train before being asked to disembark, at which point passengers were accompanied down a service tunnel by foot to take another train to Folkestone. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 During the interim, BART staff directed people headed east to disembark at Pleasant Hill station and catch a County Connection bus. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 June 2022 Across from it, trains regularly rumble into a Georgian Revival-style Union Station, but few passengers disembark or board. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The ship was cleared to return at a reduced speed to Seattle where all guests that are on board will disembark as planned, NCL added. Jennifer Henderson And Chris Boyette, CNN, 29 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French desembarquer, from des- dis- + embarquer to embark
First Known Use
1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Kids Definition
disembark
verb
dis·em·bark ˌdi-səm-ˈbärk
disembarked; disembarking
: to leave or remove from a ship or airplane
disembarked
verb
1
as in landed
to go ashore from a ship the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- landed
- debarked
- docked
- anchored
- beached
- put in
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- got (on)
- embarked
- boarded
- weighed (anchor)
2
as in dismounted
to come down from something (as a vehicle) before you disembark, make sure you haven't left anything on your seat Synonyms & Similar Words
- dismounted
- descended
- alighted
- lit
- deplaned
- detrained
- alit
- lighted
- got down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- embarked
- boarded
- mounted
- climbed (aboard)
- entrained
- enplaned
- got in
- emplaned