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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Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The captains of these vessels were likely aware that employing North Koreans violated international law, the report noted, as the workers were never allowed to disembark and were instead transferred between ships at sea to avoid detection.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates disembarked from their team plane in Kansas City on Wednesday bundled up in ski hats and parkas.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Multiple times a day, guests are invited to disembark for a closer look at the true wilds of Alaska.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The captains of these vessels were likely aware that employing North Koreans violated international law, the report noted, as the workers were never allowed to disembark and were instead transferred between ships at sea to avoid detection.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates disembarked from their team plane in Kansas City on Wednesday bundled up in ski hats and parkas.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Multiple times a day, guests are invited to disembark for a closer look at the true wilds of Alaska.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 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 8 Mar. 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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