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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From there, transfer to Metromover’s Inner Loop (free) and disembark at the College/Bayside, First Street or Bayfront Park Metromover station.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The astronauts flew themselves from Houston, which houses NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in two T-38 training jets and then disembarked to speak with reporters.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Air traffic control now had to prepare for the possibility of disembarking passengers on the taxiway using an airstair truck and transporting them to the terminal.
—Colleen Mondor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The plan was for the ship’s passengers to disembark in Cuba and then await entry into the United States, but the Cuban government revoked the passengers’ landing permits.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The astronauts flew themselves from Houston, which houses NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in two T-38 training jets and then disembarked to speak with reporters.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Air traffic control now had to prepare for the possibility of disembarking passengers on the taxiway using an airstair truck and transporting them to the terminal.
—Colleen Mondor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The plan was for the ship’s passengers to disembark in Cuba and then await entry into the United States, but the Cuban government revoked the passengers’ landing permits.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disembark
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembark. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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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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