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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2
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
Passengers who’d fallen ill on the Serenade of the Seas were isolated, disembarking separately upon arrival.
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Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Upon disembarking from the Marine One helicopter, the first lady was spotted wearing a dark gray two-piece set, featuring a long-sleeve top and a knee-length pencil skirt.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Carnival passengers were banned after a separate fight broke out while disembarking Carnival Jubilee in April.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Guests will encounter a special photo op when disembarking the tram.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Upon disembarking from the Marine One helicopter, the first lady was spotted wearing a dark gray two-piece set, featuring a long-sleeve top and a knee-length pencil skirt.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Carnival passengers were banned after a separate fight broke out while disembarking Carnival Jubilee in April.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Guests will encounter a special photo op when disembarking the tram.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembarking
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With its emphasis on competitiveness and staying on the edge of technological advancement, plus the perks, Intel was the place where graduates of top computer science schools, such as Caltech, dreamed of landing a gig.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The decision by Aaron Turner, Kuminga’s agent, to go on a media tour in recent weeks while negotiating publicly in hopes of landing a better offer for Kuminga, irritated some with the organization, according to league sources.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 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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Freight rate collapse continues All the carriers’ operational shifts come as freight rates keep descending.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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While the enemies and level design, as well as the progression of the descending route is a clear inversion and iteration of the original, the second half of the game feels downright experimental.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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