Disembark meaning

Verb: disembark

Pronunciation: (dis-im’baa(r)k)

Disembark meaning: To go ashore from a ship or to leave an aircraft or other vehicle.

Synonyms: debark,set down,step off,get off,pile out

Quotations: John Markley – We’re working toward figuring out a way to have people embark and disembark to the festival from the water. With a waterfront festival, one would think you could arrive by boat.

Jules Verne – On the 31st of October, at ten o’clock in the morning, the troop disembarked on the quays of Tampa Town; and one may imagine the activity which pervaded that little town, whose population was thus doubled in a single day.

Tim Wagner – This came up on a transcontinental flight recently. We spoke to the person off the plane, asked for their permission to disembark, gave them a hotel voucher, told them to clean up and re-booked them on the next flight.

Ben Mitchell – The message received was ‘In the interest of the safety of my crew, I have decided to sail to Christmas Island and disembark the survivors.

Sample sentences:

• The passengers disembarked at Hyderabad.
• They have disembarked at the newly built station.
• The army general disembarked the troops.