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disembark

[dis-em-bahrk]

verb (used without object)

  1. to go ashore from a ship.

  2. to leave an aircraft or other vehicle.



verb (used with object)

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

disembark

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑːk, dɪsˌɛmbɑːˈkeɪʃən /

verb

  1. to land or cause to land from a ship, aircraft, etc

    several passengers disembarked

    we will disembark the passengers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • disembarkation noun
  • disembarkment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disembark1

1575–85; < Middle French desembarquer, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + embarquer to embark
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The agents disembarked and surrounded the gates protesters had tried to block.

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Images of these migrants in chains, disembarking from an American aircraft, had made headlines for weeks.

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The waiting gang member would then trail the lorry once it disembarked and collect the migrant when it eventually stopped.

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On one of the many package deals available online, explorers need to embark and disembark from Ushuaia, one of the southernmost points of Argentina.

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"Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding her death are not unique - all too often children have had life-changing injuries or have lost their lives after having disembarked form a school bus."

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