1
as in landing
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 dismounting
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 disembarking
There were men sitting at tables in front of what must have been a bar, three little boys who stopped playing on the pebble beach to watch me, two women also disembarking with baskets and packages from their shopping in Como.
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Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
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
This floating platform features a lounge bar and event space that moves between decks up to as high as the 13th floor, and also serves as a tender platform, revolutionizing the process of passengers boarding and disembarking the ship with ease, including those with wheelchairs.
—Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The day before the president hosted Barkley and his teammates on the South Lawn of the White House for a celebration ceremony, the star running back was spotted disembarking Marine One at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Guests will encounter a special photo op when disembarking the tram.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
Prior to the funeral, former WWE star Triple H, whose real name is Paul Michael Levesque, was seen disembarking from a private plane alongside Stephanie McMahon, who served as WWE co-CEO until 2023.
—Julie Mazziotta, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
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
This floating platform features a lounge bar and event space that moves between decks up to as high as the 13th floor, and also serves as a tender platform, revolutionizing the process of passengers boarding and disembarking the ship with ease, including those with wheelchairs.
—Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The day before the president hosted Barkley and his teammates on the South Lawn of the White House for a celebration ceremony, the star running back was spotted disembarking Marine One at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Guests will encounter a special photo op when disembarking the tram.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
Prior to the funeral, former WWE star Triple H, whose real name is Paul Michael Levesque, was seen disembarking from a private plane alongside Stephanie McMahon, who served as WWE co-CEO until 2023.
—Julie Mazziotta, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembarking
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Their client’s search stayed pretty close to home, with the bank looking at another Broadway property before landing on the 341-351 site, Tyler said.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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As part of the airport’s nearly $4 billion Terminal 1 renovation project, local restaurants, cafes, fast food chains and specialty stores are landing inside.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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The new cleat should be particularly appealing to racers – who need to snap back in as quickly as possible after dismounting – and to riders who are intimidated by the learning curve involved in using clipless pedals for the first time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
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More than 2,200 elite track and field athletes are descending on Tokyo for the upcoming world championships, but Cooper Lutkenhaus might be the only one to pack homework.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some lava tubes that wrap across the surface of the Red Planet could make perfect protective shells to position prefabricated human habitats transported aboard the massive Starship capsules that are now counting down to descending on Mars.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Say each word was a bird—alighting briefly, out of reach and then gone again.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The second was to build what amounts to a nonflammable moat around a home to prevent embers from alighting on anything next to a house that could burn and ignite the structure.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Disembarking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembarking. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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