as in disembarking
to go ashore from a ship
the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor
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More than 20 Carnival passengers were banned after a separate fight broke out while disembarking Carnival Jubilee in April.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
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There were men sitting at tables in front of what must have been a bar, three little boys who stopped playing on the pebble beach to watch me, two women also disembarking with baskets and packages from their shopping in Como.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Dell held its own in the primary test, coming close to the Acer’s score but landing behind the Asus.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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More Weibo What To Know The two electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) crashed on Tuesday, September 16.—
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John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Debarking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarking. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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