disembark

/ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑːk/ verb TRANSPORT

Definition

› [I] to get off a plane, train, or boat: Eurostar commuters to Paris disembark at Gare du Nord. Passengers disembarking from arriving planes should proceed to Passport Control.

› [T] to take goods or passengers off a plane, train, or boat after it has arrived at a place: Equipment and supplies were disembarked safely.

disembarkation noun [U] › There are many tourist disembarkation points in Italy.

(Definition of disembark verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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