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.