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disembark

dis·em·bark [ dìssəm brk ] (past and past participle dis·em·barked, present participle dis·em·bark·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·em·barks)

verb

Definition:

1. intransitive verb get off passenger vehicle: to get off a passenger vehicle, especially a ship, aircraft, or train

2. transitive verb put passengers or cargo off vehicle: to let passengers off a ship, bus, train, or aircraft, or unload cargo ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < French désembarquer, Spanish desembarcar, or Italian disimbarcare, < French embarquer or the equivalent (see embark)]

dis·em·bar·ka·tion [ diss èm baar káysh'n ] noun

dis·em·bark·ment [ dìssəm brkmənt ] noun