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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Travelers can disembark in towns like Ticonderoga to visit Fort Ticonderoga, a key Revolutionary War site overlooking the lake, or continue north toward Plattsburgh, where waterfront trails and kayaking launches offer easy access to the water.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Remaining passengers on affected vessels also hope to eventually disembark and fly home, but with the geopolitical situation fluid and unstable, return dates are uncertain.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
That was where miners disembarked for the northern mines in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Remaining passengers on affected vessels also hope to eventually disembark and fly home, but with the geopolitical situation fluid and unstable, return dates are uncertain.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
That was where miners disembarked for the northern mines in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembark. Accessed 11 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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