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disembark
[
dis-em-
bahrk
]
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dis·em·bark
/
ˌdɪs
ɛmˈbɑrk
/
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dis-em-
bahrk
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to go ashore from a ship.
2.
to leave an aircraft or other vehicle.
verb (used with object)
3.
to remove or unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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Origin:
1575–85;
<
Middle French
desembarquer,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
embarquer
to
embark
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dis·em·bar·ka·tion
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dɪsˌɛm
bɑrˈkeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
dis-em-bahr-
key
-sh
uh
n
]
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,
dis·em·bark·ment,
noun
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He once called democracy a train from which to disembark on reaching one's destination.
Some disembark for an overnight excursion along the way, usually a margarita-fueled rest at one of the few hotels on the route.
It's time to graduate and disembark when the students find out the ship is going to be taken apart.
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He once called democracy a train from which to disembark on reaching one's destination.
Some disembark for an overnight excursion along the way, usually a margarita-fueled rest at one of the few hotels on the route.
It's time to graduate and disembark when the students find out the ship is going to be taken apart.
When they both disembark at a station, he murders the soldier in revenge.
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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
—
n
disem'barkment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
disembark
1580s, from M.Fr. desembarquer; see
dis-
+
embark
. Related: Disembarkation; disembarked.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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