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disembark Definition

dis·em·bark (dis′im bärk, disim bark′)

transitive verb

to unload (passengers or goods) from a ship, aircraft, etc.

Etymology: Fr désembarquer: see dis- & embark

intransitive verb

to go ashore from a ship or leave an aircraft or other means of transportation

Related Forms:

  • disembarkation dis′·em·bar·ka′·tion (dis′em bär kās̸hən, dis em′-) noun
disembark Synonyms

disembark

v.

disembark Usage Examples

Preposition: after

  • breakfast: Day 9: return to Keflavik and disembark after breakfast.

Object

  • passenger: However, passenger vessels will be allowed to disembark passengers.
  • ferry: Disembarking the ferry at Wellington always comes as a huge culture shock.
  • troop: At Singapore ' Mount Vernon ' moored to a pier to disembark British troops.
  • bus: Drivers will assist disabled customers to board or disembark the busses on request.
  • ship: DAY 3 Arrive at Kirkenes, disembark ship for return flight to the UK.
  • aircraft: In the melee than ensues, seven people including Alex, are forced to disembark the ill-fated aircraft.

Preposition: at

  • station: You may also be told to disembark at the next station.

Modifying Another Word

  • safely: Safely disembarked, we take in our first breaths of fresh mountain air.
  • finally: Chance to buy here to revel finally disembark in five miles of.
  • then: She kills a man on the train then disembarks to be met by two secret agents.
  • not: The mother's first indication of trouble came when she met the plane at the airport in Budapest and Eva did not disembark.
  • there: We came back up the Clyde and we disembarked there.
  • all: The sea was heavy but we arrived at Little Tobago and we all disembarked one by one.

Preposition: from

  • ferry: For the Shetland players, Saturday began with their disembarking from the ferry from Lerwick in Aberdeen.
  • ship: Using this last example, during the peak cruise season over 15,000 passengers can disembark from several cruise ships within a two-hour time frame.
  • boat: Day 8: Disembark from boat, free day.
  • train: We disembark from the train for overnight in Prince George.
  • plane: Where, despite disembarking separately from the plane to avoid waiting photographers, reports soon got back to the world ' s press.
  • aircraft: Every day, up to 10,000 passengers disembark from those aircraft.