When to Use Disembark?

Use the verb disembark to describe leaving a ship, airplane or other type of vehicle, like making sure you haven't left anything in the plane's overhead compartment before you disembark. Embark means "putting passengers in a plane or on a boat." Disembark is its opposite.

How do you use disembark?

Disembark in a Sentence ?
  1. Once the pilot turns off the seatbelt sign, travelers may prepare to disembark from the plane.
  2. When the cruise ship caught on fire, passengers were able to safely disembark without a single person being injured.

What do you mean by disembark?

: to remove to shore from a ship. intransitive verb. 1 : to go ashore out of a ship. 2 : to get out of a vehicle or craft. Other Words from disembark Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Learn More About disembark.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.