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disembarkation

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌdɪs.ɪm.bɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌdɪs.ɛm.bɑɹˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S EH2 M B AA0 R K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of disembarking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: debarkation, disembarkment

Antonyms: embarkation

Broader terms: landing

Narrower terms: going ashore

History

Etymology

From dis- + embarkation or disembark + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desembarcament — Translations
  • Catalan: desembarcada — Translations
  • Danish: afstigning — Translations
  • Finnish: maihinnousu — Translations
  • French: débarquement — Translations
  • Galician: desembarque — Translations
  • Galician: desembarco — Translations
  • Greek: αποβίβαση (apovívasi) — Translations
  • Hungarian: kiszállás — Translations
  • Latin: egressio — Translations
  • Latin: egressum — Translations
  • Latin: egressus — Translations
  • Māori: hekenga — Translations
  • Māori: makeretanga — Translations
  • Norwegian: ilandstigning — Translations
  • Polish: wyładowanie — Translations
  • Portuguese: desembarque — Translations
  • Portuguese: desembarco — Translations
  • Spanish: desembarque — Translations
  • Spanish: desembarco — Translations
  • Swedish: avstigning — Translations