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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
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.
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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
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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
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The bomb, set to explode once a certain altitude had been reached, caused a fire, but the plane was able to land safely. 2001: Microsoft released its first Xbox video game console.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Return to Oz, which grossed $11 million and landed an Oscar nom for the visual effects that incorporated claymation by Will Vinton, marked Murch’s first and last directorial effort.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Soon, however, Ashleigh discovers shocking manuscripts by the titular author and descends into a dark exploration of the Crawfords’ past.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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But when Harvey goes missing, Batman is forced to descend into the city’s labyrinthian underground, uncovering a horrific conspiracy by a secret society that has ruled Gotham for ages, one that has ties to his parents’ tragic murder.Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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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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Cyclists will be asked to dismount when crossing the bridge, passing under the overhead cover and turning around the hairpin right before the bridge.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
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After dismounting his bike, Premi paused to look up and down each side of the street the way a prison guard might scan a cellblock.Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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