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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Make buses free, though, and demand for them will soar, slowing speeds as more passengers board and disembark at stops.
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Nicole Gelinas, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
More than a dozen FBI and DEA personnel were seen disembarking from a plane with Maduro at a New York Air National Guard Base this evening.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
The soldiers ordered us to grab our bags and passports and marched us to the gangway to disembark.
—Emily Wilder, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The trio made their way onto the plane only after all passengers had disembarked, followed by the coroner conducting an initial evaluation of the deceased.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Gelinas, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
More than a dozen FBI and DEA personnel were seen disembarking from a plane with Maduro at a New York Air National Guard Base this evening.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
The soldiers ordered us to grab our bags and passports and marched us to the gangway to disembark.
—Emily Wilder, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The trio made their way onto the plane only after all passengers had disembarked, followed by the coroner conducting an initial evaluation of the deceased.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 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 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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