verb
disembark
dihs-ihm-BAHK
verb
1
To get off a ship, plane, or other vehicle after a journey.
"Passengers began to disembark as soon as the gate opened."
"We disembarked at the port just before sunrise."
How to Use Disembark
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo leave a ship, plane, or train at the end of a trip.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
disembark from the ship
disembark passengers
Word Forms
disembarked past tense, disembarks singular
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Etymology
From dis- ("reverse of") plus embark, tracing back to French bark/barque, meaning "boat" — so disembark literally means to leave the boat.