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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 run away hurriedly; flee.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to flee; abscond:
to spend time idly; loaf.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
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
/
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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Example Sentences
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.
He once called democracy a train from which to
disembark
on reaching one's destination.
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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.
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.
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World English Dictionary
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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