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
Recent Examples on the Web One at a time, the veterans disembarked with the help of family members and assistants, who pushed their wheelchairs down the narrow jetway. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024 The organization is also considering food delivery by ships that could sail through the maritime corridor and disembark at the Port of Ashdod, around 20 miles north of Gaza's border. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024 In Naples, there will be 45,000 and in Bari some 25,000 passengers will disembark to join the mix. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024 Two of the vessels have records of disembarking dead crew members in Montevideo, an Uruguayan port. Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disembark 

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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 20 Sep. 2024.

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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