disembark
verb (used without object)
to go ashore from a ship.
disembarking
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present participleof disembark.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Passengers were left on that plane for over two hours in the middle of the night before disembarking.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Soon after disembarking at Hong Kong's train station, Chinese private investor Feng was opening a stock trading account at a nearby brokerage, hoping to evade tighter restrictions on capital leaving the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Passengers wearing blue medical suits began disembarking the Dutch-flagged vessel onto smaller boats to reach the port of Granadilla on Tenerife, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Passengers began disembarking the ship Sunday in the Canary Islands.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
He was imagining disembarking from the sleigh onto the seraph’s palm, and Sarai standing before him, as real as his own flesh and blood.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
