Definition of disembarknext
1
as in to land
to go ashore from a ship the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami

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2
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 Monday, May 11, 2026Oceanwide Expeditions says 87 guests and 35 crew members from 22 counties have disembarked the ship and returned home, and the boat is now en route to the Netherlands with 25 crew members and two medical professionals on board. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 More than 120 people on board during the outbreak — all passengers and some crew — disembarked on Sunday and Monday and are now quarantined in several countries. ABC News, 13 May 2026 On Monday, May 11, the vessel left Tenerife, Spain, after the final six remaining passengers on board, along with some crew members, disembarked, the BBC reported. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Although these port calls are sometimes in the wee hours, passengers are still welcome to disembark and take a quick look around town. Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disembark
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  • Mercury enters your sign, helping your thoughts land faster, cleaner, and with more personality.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • SpaceX is also competing for a NASA contract to land humans on the moon later this decade.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
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  • The world of The White Lotus Season 4 also descended on Tetou, making the two-hour pilgrimage from their set in Saint-Tropez to Cannes on their only day off just in time for dinner.
    Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
  • Eventually, several crew members descended downward from the helicopter on ropes, retrieved the hiker and hoisted him back up.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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  • The ships had departed from ports in the U.A.E., with CSCL Indian Ocean debarking from the Port of Jebel Ali and CSCL Arctic Ocean sailing out of Abu Dhabi Port.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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  • Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Chiles, though, did rebound with a clean beam and dismount for a 9.9500 score to get the Bruins back in it.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembark. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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