as in disembarking
to go ashore from a ship
the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor
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The other was a sailor who had fallen between two ships while disembarking one and boarding another.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025 -
The resort is also conveniently located for embarking or disembarking a cruise or ferry connection, with the port of Piraeus about 30 to 45 minutes away, depending on traffic.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
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Golden retrievers have long been one of America's most-popular breeds, regularly landing near the top spot in the American Kennel Club (AKC)'s annual list.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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This generally broad, collar-grabbing approach certainly makes for a direct and compelling polemic, landing in the midst of a crisis that lower-key campaigning so far hasn’t done much to solve.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Debarking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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