Definition of disembarknext
1
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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2
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 of disembark Local media reported gunfire as some Haitians forced the drivers of small colorful buses known as tap-taps to get their passengers to disembark. Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 Local media reported gunfire as some Haitians forced the drivers of small colorful buses known as tap-taps to disembark their passengers. Evens Sanon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 Local media reported gunfire as some Haitians forced the drivers of small colorful buses known as tap-taps to disembark their passengers. ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 All guests and non-essential crew disembarked with their luggage and personal belongings, according to Blue Lagoon Cruises. Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disembark
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  • The airport authority has also been working for months with a consulting group to land another budget carrier.
    Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • There was no indication of a mid-air collision, and a second aircraft traveling nearby landed safely in New Braunfels.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
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  • Footage shows a rescue helicopter responding to Moogerah Peaks National Park in southeast Queensland, Australia, where a woman in her 20s injured her ankle in a fall and was unable to descend the mountain.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Only weeks remain before hundreds of thousands of soccer fans are expected to start descending on Kansas City for the first game, on June 16, of the month-long 2026 FIFA World Cup competition.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
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  • The ships had departed from ports in the U.A.E., with CSCL Indian Ocean debarking from the Port of Jebel Ali and CSCL Arctic Ocean sailing out of Abu Dhabi Port.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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  • Chiles, though, did rebound with a clean beam and dismount for a 9.9500 score to get the Bruins back in it.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes the world is spinning too fast to dismount.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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