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 of disembark

• land
• debark

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

Local media reported gunfire as some Haitians forced the drivers of small colorful buses known as tap-taps to disembark their passengers. —ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026

All guests and non-essential crew disembarked with their luggage and personal belongings, according to Blue Lagoon Cruises. —Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Shawn Mendes and Bruna Marquezine disembark the plane on a possible romantic getaway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 3. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026

Guests and non-essential crew disembarked the vessel via a ferry, the cruise company added. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026

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