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as in to descend
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
before you disembark, make sure you haven't left anything on your seat
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Recent Examples of disembark
What is the proper etiquette for disembarking a plane when the aisles are full and someone’s bag is several rows behind them?
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
In Turkey and the Middle East, the birds crop up in folklore as heralds of spring, guides for pilgrims, and the first creatures, along with two doves, to disembark from Noah’s ark.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Barcelona followed suit and also got permission from local authorities to close a terminal to curb the amount of cruise traffic caused by visitors disembarking.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2025
In the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, dozens of freed Palestinians, all looking wan and thin in stained gray Israeli prison jumpsuits, disembarked from a white Red Cross bus.
—Isabel Debre, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
In Turkey and the Middle East, the birds crop up in folklore as heralds of spring, guides for pilgrims, and the first creatures, along with two doves, to disembark from Noah’s ark.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Barcelona followed suit and also got permission from local authorities to close a terminal to curb the amount of cruise traffic caused by visitors disembarking.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2025
In the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, dozens of freed Palestinians, all looking wan and thin in stained gray Israeli prison jumpsuits, disembarked from a white Red Cross bus.
—Isabel Debre, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembark
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Until then, the U.S. had not landed on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Intuitive Machines, a space business based in Houston, is attempting its second-ever landing on the surface of the moon.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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Zelenskyy arrived in the U.K. on Saturday, straight from his visit to Washington, D.C., in which an Oval Office meeting with Trump and Vice President JD Vance descended into an open argument in front of gathered reporters.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Former Soviet territories descended into a civil war that recalled the nineteenth century.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Two massive tree trunks, debarked and smoothly polished, bring more of the outdoors feeling inside.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2024
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If the wood wasn’t debarked, trees with loose bark layers or split wood that has dried enough to loosen its bark may harbor an array of creatures, such as wood roaches, earwigs, and possibly even overwintering yellowjacket wasp queens.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2024
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Considered one of the best bull riders of all time, Lane Frost was tragically killed in 1989 at the age of 25 after dismounting a bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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