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

The fun continues the minute cruisers disembark at each port, with excursions ranging from dogsledding to private helicopter tours. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026

Make buses free, though, and demand for them will soar, slowing speeds as more passengers board and disembark at stops. —Nicole Gelinas, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026

More than a dozen FBI and DEA personnel were seen disembarking from a plane with Maduro at a New York Air National Guard Base this evening. —Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026

The soldiers ordered us to grab our bags and passports and marched us to the gangway to disembark. —Emily Wilder, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 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