disembarked

past tense of disembark
1
as in landed
to go ashore from a ship the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami

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2
as in dismounted
to come down from something (as a vehicle) before you disembark, make sure you haven't left anything on your seat

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Recent Examples of disembarked Germany failed in its objective to capture Calais and Boulogne, the ports where British reinforcements disembarked, and the front settled down on a long ​north–​south line from near Ostend in Belgium to the Swiss border. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 Wasson is unambiguous about the state of mind in which the young Capra disembarked in the New World. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The third pilot flew it to Saudi Arabia, where the plane landed and the passengers disembarked. — Anna Burd, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 The relief was palpable in the Thai resort city of Pattaya on Wednesday as service members disembarked for a night on the town. — Sam Winslade, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 The switch was revealed when a Secret Service agent resembling Clinton stepped out of Air Force One upon touching down in Pakistan, while Clinton disembarked from the second aircraft. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 The individuals were reported to the relevant authorities and disembarked from the vessel, the cruise line confirmed. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Travelers continuing to Arequipa, Peru’s second-largest city, remained on board, while others disembarked at the Km. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
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Verb
  • Take a look at this email below that recently landed in an inbox.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Some demonstrators panicked as tear-gas canisters landed in their midst, scattering with screams.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Buck has long since dismounted from his high horse, but people who live in glass houses that are also occupied by Mike Darnell should probably be a bit more judicious when hucking rocks.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the owner of the carriage involved in the fatal crash suspended the driver indefinitely and plans to retire the horse, according to union officials, who said the driver improperly dismounted to take a photograph of his passengers.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • But as the other two phases descended into disaster for USC (6-2, 3-2), its defense could only hold for so long.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than entering a lower orbit and remaining there for several days before re-entry, the rocket stage may have descended immediately.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Disembarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembarked. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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