DISEMBARK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disembark mean? 

• DISEMBARK (verb)
  The verb DISEMBARK has 1 sense:

1. go ashore

  Familiarity information: DISEMBARK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISEMBARK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they disembark    ... he / she / it disembarks   
Past simple: disembarked   
Past participle: disembarked   
-ing form: disembarking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go ashore

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

debark; disembark; set down

Context example:

The passengers disembarked at Southampton

Hypernyms (to "disembark" is one way to...):

land; set down (reach or come to rest)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Antonym:

embark (go on board)

Derivation:

disembarkation; disembarkment (the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft)