disembark

[dis-em-bahrk]

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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.

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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Related Words for disembark

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

Examples from the Web for disembark

Contemporary Examples of disembark

Once the ships that rescued them dock at port, they disembark.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 15, 2014
The sea passage takes about half an hour of an 11-hour journey, and the passengers never have to disembark.
Italy's Latest Export Is Refugees, and the Rest of Europe Is Not Happy
Barbie Latza Nadeau
August 26, 2014

Historical Examples of disembark

"I'll bet everybody was glad to disembark at Schenectady," declared Stephen.
Steve and the Steam Engine
Sara Ware Bassett
For a certain reason we had to disembark at Madras and return home to Calcutta.
My Reminiscences
Rabindranath Tagore
Then the note of a bugle close at hand startled us, and Ludar bade us disembark.
Sir Ludar
Talbot Baines Reed
Emob is the third plural of emel, to descend, to disembark, arrive.
The Maya Chronicles
Various
The English could not disembark their troops to strengthen the Allies.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for disembark

disembark

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

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