disembark

dis·em·bark

verb \ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk\

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

— dis·em·bar·ka·tion \(ˌ)dis-ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən, -bər-\ noun

Examples of DISEMBARK

1. The plane's crew members were the last ones to disembark.
2. <the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami>

Origin of DISEMBARK

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

First Known Use: 1582

Related to DISEMBARK

Synonyms: debark, land

Antonyms: embark

Related Words: beach; anchor, dock, put in

Near Antonyms: board, get (on); weigh (anchor)

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Rhymes with DISEMBARK

accent mark, acritarch, antiquark, cutty sark, deutsche mark, double-park, great white shark, hierarch, Joan of Arc, make one's mark, matriarch, meadowlark, metalmark, minipark, oligarch, paperbark, patriarch, Plimsoll mark, question mark, service mark, stringybark, telemark, thresher shark, tiger shark, trierarch, watermark, water park