disembark

verb

dis·em·bark | \ ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk

disembarked; disembarking; disembarks

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

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Synonyms & Antonyms for disembark

Synonyms

debark, land

Antonyms

embark

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 badly overloaded ferry capsized in the final stretch before shore on Thursday afternoon as people returning from a busy market day shifted and prepared to disembark. — Fox News, "The Latest: Video shows rescued Tanzania ferry survivor," 22 Sep. 2018 The train rolled away after its operator disembarked to inspect one of the wagons and didn’t secure a brake. — Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, "BHP Output Mostly Down; Flags Productivity Hit, Copper Guidance Lift," 21 Jan. 2019 After a few hours, passengers disembarked the plane and received news that the flight had been delayed a whopping 27 hours, while the spare part was flown over on British Airways Flight 2037 from Gatwick to Orlando. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "This Flight Was Delayed for 3 Days—Here's Everything That Went Wrong," 5 Nov. 2018 The French aid groups SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders have called on European nations to identify a close port of safety so the 141 migrants picked up in two rescues Friday could disembark. — Fox News, "The Latest: Germany seeks migrant deals with Greece, Italy," 13 Aug. 2018 The 274 rescued people on board disembarked after medical staff made a preliminary inspection. — Washington Post, "World Digest: June 17, 2018," 17 June 2018 The new Duchess of Sussex, 36, and the Queen, 92, disembarked in Cheshire, some 200 miles from London, via the royal train in Runcorn after spending the night aboard. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, "The Duchess and the Queen! Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth Step Out Together for First Time," 14 June 2018 There, the passenger disembarked and boarded a connecting flight to Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Passengers on 4 Southwest Flights Possibly Exposed to Measles," 11 Sep. 2018 All of the clocks on board remain stopped at 3:01, the exact time that Her Majesty disembarked for the last time. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "The Story Behind the Royal Family's Yacht, Britannia," 30 Sep. 2018

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