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

Synonyms of disembark

• land
• debark

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

The journey of the MV Odyssey luxury cruise ship, launched in October 2024, came to a sudden end last month in Cambodia, where residents on the ship had just hours to disembark. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Some were even known to disembark, new watches in hand, before the itinerary was over. — Zach Weiss, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026

Villa Vie had been trying to sell cabins up until passengers disembarked, and many people who had purchased one never even got a chance to board. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

The Spanish Civil Guard later ruled out the presence of explosives and all 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked safely. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for disembark

• matriarch
• meadowlark
• patriarch
• watermark
• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc

Kids Definition

disembark

verb

dis·​em·​bark ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk 

: to go or put ashore from a ship

the passengers disembarked

disembarkation

(ˌ)dis-ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən  -bər- 

noun