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disembark

[ dis-em-bahrk ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɑrk /
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verb (used without object)

to go ashore from a ship.
to leave an aircraft or other vehicle.

verb (used with object)

to remove or unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.

RELATED WORDS

alight, dismount, land, debark, arrive, anchor, deplane, detrain

Nearby words

  1. disease determinant,
  2. diseased,
  3. diseconomy,
  4. disegno,
  5. disembargo,
  6. disembarrass,
  7. disembodied,
  8. disembody,
  9. disembogue,
  10. disembosom

Origin of disembark

1575–85; < Middle French desembarquer, equivalent to des- dis-1 + embarquer to embark
Related formsdis·em·bar·ka·tion [dis-em-bahr-key-shuh n] /dɪsˌɛm bɑrˈkeɪ ʃən/, dis·em·bark·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for disembark

disembark

/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑːk) /

verb

to land or cause to land from a ship, aircraft, etcseveral passengers disembarked; we will disembark the passengers
Derived Formsdisembarkation (dɪsˌɛmbɑːˈkeɪʃən) or disembarkment, noun
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Word Origin and History for disembark

disembark

v.

1580s, from Middle French desembarquer, from des- (see dis-) + embarquer (see embark). Related: Disembarkation; disembarked; disembarking.

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