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

Video footage released by North Korea showed uniformed soldiers disembarking from an aircraft, Kim hugging a soldier seated in a wheelchair, and soldiers and officials gathered to welcome the troops. —CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025

When Harris's Delta landed in California, passengers sat on the runway for about 45 minutes before disembarking, according to the lawsuit. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025

Start your journey by disembarking on Santa's magic trolley, then build toys in the factory with Santa's elves to earn your degree at Elf University. —Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025

Evans disembarked the cruise ship for an organized tour and got off the bus in Marigot, Saint Martin, but did not come back, according to authorities. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 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