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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When border agents board during a stop (each with wanted posters of Philip and Elizabeth), Paige disembarks.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In a particularly brazen flouting of traffic laws, one Waymo allegedly drove near the students who were disembarking from the bus.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
This 11-night voyage from Vancouver stops in Hilo and Kailua Kona on the Big Island and sails along Kauai's rugged Napali Coast before disembarking in Honolulu.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The pilot was subsequently forced to return the plane to the gate, and the rest of the passengers were required to disembark the aircraft so that Rodriguez could be escorted by law enforcement.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In a particularly brazen flouting of traffic laws, one Waymo allegedly drove near the students who were disembarking from the bus.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
This 11-night voyage from Vancouver stops in Hilo and Kailua Kona on the Big Island and sails along Kauai's rugged Napali Coast before disembarking in Honolulu.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The pilot was subsequently forced to return the plane to the gate, and the rest of the passengers were required to disembark the aircraft so that Rodriguez could be escorted by law enforcement.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 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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