Disembarking

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A disembarkation.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of disembark form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "When a six-car Class 158 lash-up arrives at Platform 17, I have to take refuge behind a post to avoid getting swept away by a tsunami of disembarking passengers."

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debarkalightalightanchorcast anchorcome to anchor

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"Do not interfere with the boarding and disembarking of passengers."

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