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

• debark
• land

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

Emhoff landed in San Antonio, disembarking at an airport called Million Air. —Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

The passengers disembark from the car while the crew stows the Falcon Tender in the garage, with the car inside, for complete vehicle protection while on board. —Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024

Roundtrip cruises offer the convenience of embarking and disembarking at the same port (typically Seattle, Vancouver, or San Francisco), but itineraries are generally limited to Southeast Alaska and the Inside Passage. —Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024

Gangways for embarking and disembarking are wide enough to accommodate most mobility scooters and wheelchairs. —Shelby Wayte, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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