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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Israel’s police said demonstrators blocked major intersections and attacked a soldier who disembarked from a bus near a protest.
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
That said, the story does culminate with soldiers disembarking off the boats onto the French coast and into enemy fire.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
On the video call, the passengers asked the officials whether other Americans who had been on the ship but disembarked before the outbreak was identified were facing the same monitoring requirements.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
When the men reached New York City’s Ellis Island, they weren’t permitted to disembark because of the Chinese Exclusion Act, according to the BBC and CBS.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
That said, the story does culminate with soldiers disembarking off the boats onto the French coast and into enemy fire.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
On the video call, the passengers asked the officials whether other Americans who had been on the ship but disembarked before the outbreak was identified were facing the same monitoring requirements.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
When the men reached New York City’s Ellis Island, they weren’t permitted to disembark because of the Chinese Exclusion Act, according to the BBC and CBS.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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 3 Jun. 2026.
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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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