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as in to land
to go ashore from a ship the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami

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as in to descend
to come down from something (as a vehicle) before you disembark, make sure you haven't left anything on your seat

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Recent Examples on the Web An additional 10,000 police will be added to guard the river and the Trocadero, where participants will disembark for formal rites. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024 Rostock Police in Germany said Aydin Brown, 14, was last seen at around 7 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, after disembarking from a Caribbean Princess cruise ship, according to Fox News, NBC News and The New York Post. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024 By Charlie Hobbs July 5, 2024 As dignity has officially disembarked planes around the world, distraction has become an essential part of air travel. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2024 Tourists disembark from a ship on the Greek island of Santorini on July 20.Aris Oikonomou / AFP - Getty Images For some on Santorini, more visitors is good news. Reuters, NBC News, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for disembark 

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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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