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

Passengers had just disembarked a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Jubilee when the fight broke out. —Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Nearly 30 people are banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after getting into a fight while disembarking a cruise over the weekend. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025

The passenger and his female companion disembarked with considerable separation between them. —Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

In a separate prisoner release overnight, some fell to their knees in gratitude after disembarking in Khan Yunis. —Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025

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