disembarks

present tense third-person singular of disembark
1
as in lands
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 descends
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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  • Instead of needing a runway, the vehicle lands under parachutes.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For an artist who now owns her entire catalog, the track lands like a victory lap disguised as a reckoning.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Slide Away then descends on Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium on May 29 and 30 with Cryogeyser, Mint Field, Ovlov, Seko, and Terraplana rounding out the lineup.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The slow ascent lasts about half a mile before the trail descends down a hillside.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Disembarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembarks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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