disembark
pronunciation
How to pronounce disembark in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑ:k]
How to pronounce disembark in American English:
US [ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑrk]
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- Verb:
- go ashore
Word Origin
- disembark (v.)
- 1580s, from Middle French desembarquer, from des- (see dis-) + embarquer (see embark). Related: Disembarkation; disembarked; disembarking.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Now moored in west java , its passengers are refusing to disembark .
- 2. Passengers disembark on market street in yangshuo , where the fishermen will try to get you to pay to pose with their cormorants .
- 3. After passengers disembark , there is the chance to go fishing for king crabs , the local delicacy , or to visit the russian border .
- 4. This week all vehicles were being stopped and all passengers on long-distance buses leaving urumqi had to disembark for identity checks .
- 5. When news quickly spread of the threat , their reactions were mixed : some wished to disembark immediately ; others took a more stoic view and reasoned that as the pirates hadn 't attacked us it was rather a jolly drama that they could dine out on for some time to come .