disembark
verb [I] /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/
/-ˈbɑːrk/ formalDefinition
› to leave a ship, aircraft, etc. after a journeyBoarding and alighting from modes of transportTravelling by aircraftAviationMovement through the air disembarkation /ˌdɪs.ɪm.bɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/
/-bɑːr-ˈ/ noun [U] Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
/-bɑːr-ˈ/ noun [U] Boarding and alighting from modes of transport (Definition of disembark verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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