Disembark
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Disembark is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore.
Meaning
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
- (transitive) To go ashore from (a boat); to leave (a train or aircraft)
Example Sentences
We disembarked the ferry.
The general disembarked the troops.
Go to the bay, and disembark my coffers.
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.
Word Forms
- disembarks
- disembarking
- disembarked
Synonyms for disembark
Depending on context, synonyms include land, debark, alight, get out, set down.
Antonyms for disembark
Common opposites include embark.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include debark, set down, deboard, deplane, shoot, land.
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