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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Recent Examples of disembarks In the climax, the yacht docks in Norway, and everyone disembarks. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • The rollout begins next week (Thursday, October 30), before the special then lands on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ where those services are available.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The mega-health insurers are leading the charge for more subsidies because this money lands right in their pockets.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • In the film, a young girl (Linda Blair) becomes possessed by a demon and gradually descends into madness.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The stakes just keep getting higher in this Grand Guignol of bloodthirsty excess, as bereaved government agent Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) descends into shocking depravity in his pursuit of serial killer Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik).
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Disembarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembarks. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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