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disembark

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/
  • General-American: /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑɹk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S EH0 M B AA1 R K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The general disembarked the troops.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: land, debark

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: debark, alight, get off, get out

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To go ashore from (a boat); to leave (a train or aircraft)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We disembarked the ferry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

go ashore

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The passengers disembarked at Southampton

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: debark, set down

Antonyms: embark

Broader terms: land, set down

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English em- English bark English embark English disembark From dis- + embark.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дебаркирам (debarkiram) — remove from on board a vessel
  • Catalan: desembarcar — remove from on board a vessel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登陸 /登陆 (dēnglù) — remove from on board a vessel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下船 (xiàchuán) — remove from on board a vessel
  • Czech: vylodit — remove from on board a vessel
  • Esperanto: elŝipiĝi — remove from on board a vessel
  • Finnish: rantauttaa — remove from on board a vessel
  • French: débarquer — remove from on board a vessel
  • Galician: desembarcar — remove from on board a vessel
  • German: ausschiffen — remove from on board a vessel
  • Ancient Greek: ἀποβιβάζω (apobibázō) — remove from on board a vessel
  • Ancient Greek: ἐκβιβάζω (ekbibázō) — remove from on board a vessel
  • Italian: sbarcare — remove from on board a vessel
  • Kapampangan: tipa — remove from on board a vessel
  • Kapampangan: kuldas — remove from on board a vessel
  • Latin: egredior — remove from on board a vessel
  • Marshallese: eakto — remove from on board a vessel
  • Norman: dêbèrtchi — remove from on board a vessel
  • Norman: d'sembèrtchi — remove from on board a vessel
  • Polish: opuszczać pokład — remove from on board a vessel
  • Polish: opuścić pokład — remove from on board a vessel
  • Portuguese: desembarcar — remove from on board a vessel
  • Romanian: descărca — remove from on board a vessel
  • Russian: выса́живать (vysáživatʹ) — remove from on board a vessel
  • Russian: вы́садить (výsaditʹ) — remove from on board a vessel
  • Serbo-Croatian: iskrcati — remove from on board a vessel
  • Serbo-Croatian: iskrcavati — remove from on board a vessel
  • Spanish: desembarcar — remove from on board a vessel
  • Turkish: karaya çıkmak — remove from on board a vessel
  • Zazaki: kıst vıciyen — remove from on board a vessel
  • Bulgarian: дебаркирам (debarkiram) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Catalan: desembarcar — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登陸 /登陆 (dēnglù) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下船 (xiàchuán) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Czech: vystoupit — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Danish: gå i land — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Dutch: van boord gaan — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Dutch: ontschepen — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Esperanto: elvagoniĝi — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Esperanto: elaviiĝi — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Finnish: astua maihin — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Finnish: nousta maihin — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Finnish: nousta junasta — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Finnish: laskeutua lentokoneesta — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Finnish: nousta linja-autosta — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • French: débarquer — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Galician: desembarcar — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Ancient Greek: ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Ancient Greek: ἐκβαίνω (ekbaínō) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Hungarian: leszáll — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Hungarian: kiszáll — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Italian: sbarcare — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Japanese: 降りる (oriru) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Japanese: 上陸する (jōriku suru) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Māori: heke — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Māori: makere — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Marshallese: eakto — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Norman: dêbèrtchi — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Norman: d'sembèrtchi — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Polish: wysiadać — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Polish: wysiąść — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Portuguese: desembarcar — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Portuguese: saltar em terra — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Russian: выса́живаться (vysáživatʹsja) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Russian: вы́садиться (výsaditʹsja) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Russian: сходи́ть (sxodítʹ) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Russian: сойти́ (sojtí) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Spanish: desembarcar — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Tamil: இறங்கு (iṟaṅku) — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Vietnamese: xuống xe — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane
  • Zazaki: war ameyen — to go ashore, to leave a train or airplane