disembark


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dis·em·bark

 (dĭs′ĕm-bärk′)
v. dis·em·barked, dis·em·bark·ing, dis·em·barks
v.intr.
To exit from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
v.tr.
To remove from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.

[Probably obsolete French desembarquer : des-, dis- + embarquer, to embark; see embark.]

dis·em′bar·ka′tion n.
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disembark

(ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑːk)
vb
to land or cause to land from a ship, aircraft, etc: several passengers disembarked; we will disembark the passengers.
disembarkation, ˌdisemˈbarkment n
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dis•em•bark

(ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɑrk)

v.i.
1. to go ashore from a ship.
2. to leave an aircraft or other vehicle.
v.t.
3. to remove or unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
[1575–85; < Middle French desembarquer=des- dis-1 + embarquer to embark]
dis•em`bar•ka′tion, dis`em•bark′ment, n.
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disembark


Past participle: disembarked
Gerund: disembarking

Imperative
disembark
disembark
Present
I disembark
you disembark
he/she/it disembarks
we disembark
you disembark
they disembark
Preterite
I disembarked
you disembarked
he/she/it disembarked
we disembarked
you disembarked
they disembarked
Present Continuous
I am disembarking
you are disembarking
he/she/it is disembarking
we are disembarking
you are disembarking
they are disembarking
Present Perfect
I have disembarked
you have disembarked
he/she/it has disembarked
we have disembarked
you have disembarked
they have disembarked
Past Continuous
I was disembarking
you were disembarking
he/she/it was disembarking
we were disembarking
you were disembarking
they were disembarking
Past Perfect
I had disembarked
you had disembarked
he/she/it had disembarked
we had disembarked
you had disembarked
they had disembarked
Future
I will disembark
you will disembark
he/she/it will disembark
we will disembark
you will disembark
they will disembark
Future Perfect
I will have disembarked
you will have disembarked
he/she/it will have disembarked
we will have disembarked
you will have disembarked
they will have disembarked
Future Continuous
I will be disembarking
you will be disembarking
he/she/it will be disembarking
we will be disembarking
you will be disembarking
they will be disembarking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disembarking
you have been disembarking
he/she/it has been disembarking
we have been disembarking
you have been disembarking
they have been disembarking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disembarking
you will have been disembarking
he/she/it will have been disembarking
we will have been disembarking
you will have been disembarking
they will have been disembarking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disembarking
you had been disembarking
he/she/it had been disembarking
we had been disembarking
you had been disembarking
they had been disembarking
Conditional
I would disembark
you would disembark
he/she/it would disembark
we would disembark
you would disembark
they would disembark
Past Conditional
I would have disembarked
you would have disembarked
he/she/it would have disembarked
we would have disembarked
you would have disembarked
they would have disembarked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.disembark - go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
embark, ship - go on board
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disembark

verb land, get off, alight, arrive, step out of, go ashore Six passengers had already disembarked.
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disembark

verb
To come ashore from a seacraft:
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Translations
يُنْزِلُ من السَّفينَه
vylodit
gå i land
fara frá borîi
išlaipinti į krantąišlipimas į krantąišlipti į krantą
izkraut/izkāpt krastā
vylodiť sa
inmekkaraya çıkar mak

disembark

[ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑːk] VT & VIdesembarcar
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disembark

[ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑːrk]
vidébarquer
vt [+ passengers] → débarquer
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disembark

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disembark

[ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑːk] vi & vtsbarcare
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disembark

(disimˈbaːk) verb
to (cause to) go from a ship on to land. We disembarked soon after breakfast.
ˌdisembarˈkation noun
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References in classic literature ?
good heavens!" said an old woman among the spectators, "and that besides our having had a considerable pestilence last year, and that they say that the English are going to disembark in a company at Harfleur."
The captain was only waiting for his passengers; hardly had they put foot on deck ere her head was turned towards Hastings, where they were to disembark. At this instant the three friends turned, in spite of themselves, a last look on the rock, upon the menacing figure which pursued them and now stood out with a distinctness still.
A RICH Woman having returned from abroad disembarked at the foot of Knee-deep Street, and was about to walk to her hotel through the mud.
Then we disembarked and went inland about five miles, where we came upon a small lake entirely filled with oil, from the center of which a geyser of oil spouted.
After two months' sailing we arrived at a seaport, where we disembarked and did a great trade.
She brought an unusual number of passengers, some of whom remained on deck to scan the picturesque panorama of the town, while the greater part disembarked in the boats, and landed on the quay.
During this time they had visited some of the principal places in the group, and had disembarked at various points about five hundred troops.
In 1845, Maizan, the French explorer, disembarked, alone, at Bagamayo, directly opposite to Zanzibar, and got as far as Deje-la-Mhora, where the chief caused him to be put to death in the most cruel torment.
The boats and baggage were carried over this “portage,” and the troops proceeded to the other extremity of the lake, where they disembarked and encamped.
Arrived there, he exchanged a civil good-night with the captain, and handed a sovereign to the seaman who held his bag while he disembarked.
At last the boat stopped at a small town, and Legree, with his party, disembarked.
"He certainly does not occupy it, since he has not yet arrived; but, once disembarked, he will occupy it."