Disembark

//ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore transitive

    "The general disembarked the troops."

  2. 2
    go ashore wordnet
  3. 3
    To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft. intransitive

    "This time I disembark at Dumbarton Central, a station with two island platforms blessed with yellow brick buildings and iron canopies dating from 1896, and listed Grade A."

  4. 4
    To go ashore from (a boat); to leave (a train or aircraft) transitive

    "We disembarked the ferry."

Synonyms

All synonyms
debarkalightalightanchorcast anchorcome to anchor

Example

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"When you disembark the flight, you will go through passport control."

Etymology

From dis- + embark.

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