disembark
verb
dis·em·bark
ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk 
disembarked; disembarking; disembarks
: to remove to shore from a ship
Examples of disembark in a Sentence
The plane's crew members were the last ones to disembark.
the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami
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Upon arriving, he was met by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after disembarking from Air Force One before attending a Saudi-U.S. Investment forum.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Dogs were taking the metro, purposefully riding up and down escalators, taking their place in train cars alongside human passengers, and disembarking at destinations where friendly food stall operators had snacks on offer.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 May 2025
After disembarking in Barcelona, Whelan and Knapple, 68, will head to Paris, which the former teen star looks forward to exploring for the first time.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 5 May 2025
Celia Ortíz, from the Costa Rican city of Cartago, said her 103-year-old mother is a descendant of Miguel Maroto, one of the enslaved men who disembarked from one of the ships, according to Ambassadors of the Sea.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Dogs were taking the metro, purposefully riding up and down escalators, taking their place in train cars alongside human passengers, and disembarking at destinations where friendly food stall operators had snacks on offer.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 May 2025
After disembarking in Barcelona, Whelan and Knapple, 68, will head to Paris, which the former teen star looks forward to exploring for the first time.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 5 May 2025
Celia Ortíz, from the Costa Rican city of Cartago, said her 103-year-old mother is a descendant of Miguel Maroto, one of the enslaved men who disembarked from one of the ships, according to Ambassadors of the Sea.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disembark
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembark. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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disembark
verb
dis·em·bark
ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk
: to go or put ashore from a ship
the passengers disembarked
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