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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Some who had already boarded planes disembarked for fear they might not be allowed to re-enter.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Upon disembarking from the Marine One helicopter, the first lady was spotted wearing a dark gray two-piece set, featuring a long-sleeve top and a knee-length pencil skirt.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Carnival passengers were banned after a separate fight broke out while disembarking Carnival Jubilee in April.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
After an announcement trailer back in May, many were wondering whether this tense first-person action-horror game would disembark on the current-gen Xbox consoles as well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Upon disembarking from the Marine One helicopter, the first lady was spotted wearing a dark gray two-piece set, featuring a long-sleeve top and a knee-length pencil skirt.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Carnival passengers were banned after a separate fight broke out while disembarking Carnival Jubilee in April.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
After an announcement trailer back in May, many were wondering whether this tense first-person action-horror game would disembark on the current-gen Xbox consoles as well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 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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