disembark
verb
dis·em·bark
ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk 
disembarked; disembarking; disembarks
: to remove to shore from a ship
Examples of disembark in a Sentence
The plane's crew members were the last ones to disembark.
the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami
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The doc advises them not to disembark in Livingston, but continue on to Bozeman, where she can be properly treated.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Among those who disembarked was Cassie (played by Last Man Standing‘s Molly Cook), a pregnant woman who appeared to endure some physical distress during the intense hijacking.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Mar. 2025
Dragon capsule side hatch is open The Dragon capsule's side hatch is open as SpaceX and NASA's recovery team prepare to help crew members to disembark.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Once the space craft has been hosed down and safely situated and secured, the Dragon capsule will be moved to the recovery platform, before the hatch will finally open and the astronauts can disembark.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Among those who disembarked was Cassie (played by Last Man Standing‘s Molly Cook), a pregnant woman who appeared to endure some physical distress during the intense hijacking.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Mar. 2025
Dragon capsule side hatch is open The Dragon capsule's side hatch is open as SpaceX and NASA's recovery team prepare to help crew members to disembark.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Once the space craft has been hosed down and safely situated and secured, the Dragon capsule will be moved to the recovery platform, before the hatch will finally open and the astronauts can disembark.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Disembark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembark. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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disembark
verb
dis·em·bark
ˌdis-əm-ˈbärk
: to go or put ashore from a ship
the passengers disembarked
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