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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This floating platform features a lounge bar and event space that moves between decks up to as high as the 13th floor, and also serves as a tender platform, revolutionizing the process of passengers boarding and disembarking the ship with ease, including those with wheelchairs.
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Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The day before the president hosted Barkley and his teammates on the South Lawn of the White House for a celebration ceremony, the star running back was spotted disembarking Marine One at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
In The Driver’s Seat (1970), Spark’s most surreal novel and also her favorite, we are told, also in the third chapter, that the tourist disembarking in a Southern European city will have been murdered by the next morning.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
Prior to the funeral, former WWE star Triple H, whose real name is Paul Michael Levesque, was seen disembarking from a private plane alongside Stephanie McMahon, who served as WWE co-CEO until 2023.
—Julie Mazziotta, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The day before the president hosted Barkley and his teammates on the South Lawn of the White House for a celebration ceremony, the star running back was spotted disembarking Marine One at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
In The Driver’s Seat (1970), Spark’s most surreal novel and also her favorite, we are told, also in the third chapter, that the tourist disembarking in a Southern European city will have been murdered by the next morning.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
Prior to the funeral, former WWE star Triple H, whose real name is Paul Michael Levesque, was seen disembarking from a private plane alongside Stephanie McMahon, who served as WWE co-CEO until 2023.
—Julie Mazziotta, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembark. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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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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