disembarked

past tense of disembark
1
as in landed
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 dismounted
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 disembarked Franklin disembarked to the news that shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord. Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025 Moments later, the couple disembarked from the chopper, walking hand-in-hand across the South Lawn. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 When the ship docked on the island of Bonaire, Collins disembarked and did not return. Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Some who had already boarded planes disembarked for fear they might not be allowed to re-enter. Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025 The Carnival Jubilee had just disembarked on a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise when the fight broke out. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 Video of a wild bust-up on an American Airlines flight shows two men battling it out in the aisle after one allegedly grabbed a woman's neck while passengers disembarked. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Around 20 passengers allegedly disembarked before the flight was able to take off, UK newspaper The Sun reported. Escher Walcott, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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  • Andy Richter and Emma Slater landed a 28 out of 40 for their Rumba, dedicated to his daughter.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • With sunflower sea stars suddenly all but gone from their home range, sea urchin numbers exploded, and the hungry urchin hordes descended upon kelp forests.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Babycatcher descended the tree, waved the couple down the trunk after him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Disembarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembarked. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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