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debarking

verb

present participle of debark
as in disembarking
to go ashore from a ship the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor

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  1. disembarking
  2. landing
Verb
  • After disembarking in Setúbal, stroll through the city’s Mercado do Livramento.
    — Nuno Gonçalo Correia, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sweeney was photographed with Braun and his children for the first time in August, when they were seen disembarking a private jet, per TMZ.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of disembarking
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  • The strike prevented an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation from landing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Matcha is landing on daytime rave menus alongside coffee, and rising interest in how to make iced matcha reflects the drink’s growing role in social settings well beyond the counter.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of landing
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“Debarking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarking. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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