disembark

verb

dis·​em·​bark ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk 

disembarked; disembarking; disembarks

transitive verb

: to remove to shore from a ship

intransitive verb

1

: to go ashore out of a ship

2

: to get out of a vehicle or craft

disembarkation

(ˌ)dis-ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən  -bər- 

noun

Synonyms

• debark
• land

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

Recent Examples on the Web

At these locations and others, guests can disembark the ship for on-the-ground fun, including ATV expeditions into the wilderness, whale-watching tours, and a turn on the world’s largest zipline. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024

Griffiths said that’s partly so crew members can disembark and enjoy ports, too. —Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024

The team disembarked from the ISS Wednesday afternoon and is heading for a splashdown off the coast of Florida. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024

Advertisement There were 216 people on board when the boat departed Bangladesh, and 50 of them reportedly disembarked in Indonesia’s Riau province, according to police. —Binsar Bakkara and Edna Tarigan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desembarquer, from des- dis- + embarquer to embark

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

disembark

verb

dis·​em·​bark ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk 

: to go or put ashore from a ship

the passengers disembarked

disembarkation

(ˌ)dis-ˌem-ˌbär-ˈkā-shən  -bər- 

noun