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disembark

[dis-em-bahrk] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɑrk /


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When visitors disembark the train, they head to an area inspired by Hogsmeade, a village that sits outside Hogwarts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Speaking to the German newspaper Bild, Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla said "we are now trying to get the trains into stations so that travellers can disembark", according to Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

A cruise ship with a fatal hantavirus outbreak is set to head toward Spain’s Canary Islands, where health officials plan to inspect the vessel and the passengers before allowing anyone to disembark.

From MarketWatch May 5, 2026

The Cape Verde authorities have said the passengers will not be allowed to disembark in the island country.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

“If we disembark here, we will not go to America. We will not go.”

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

Once Chaplin’s character disembarks, though, a bit of pluck and a stranger’s generosity pull him out of a possible pit, and a new American life is born.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The train then pulls into a station, and the man disembarks and flees down the platform.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2025

She disembarks at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, 2015.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2022

Kemp, the governor who appointed Loeffler upon Sen. Johnny Isakson’s retirement last year, has on previous Trump visits greeted the president as he disembarks from Air Force One.

From Seattle Times Nov. 30, 2020

The moment the last person disembarks, the equipment retracts.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Some 400 years ago, a six-legged invader disembarked on the coast of Spanish Florida and began making its way across North America.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Erdogan even personally met Trump at the airport -- with the 72-year-old on several occasions holding the US leader under the arm after he disembarked his new Air Force One plane.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

About 150 passengers and crew from 28 countries are reported initially to have been aboard the vessel, but dozens disembarked on the island of St Helena on 24 April.

From BBC May 18, 2026

The newly identified passenger disembarked the MV Hondius cruise ship before the outbreak was known, returned briefly to California and then once again traveled abroad.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

As soon as the colt had disembarked in California, Smith had sent him to the Burlingame Polo Grounds near the Howards’ house.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Because the carriage had partially rolled in a remote location, passengers faced a jump down when disembarking and had to wait in a nearby field, she said.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The woman, a US citizen, journeyed halfway across the globe to reach remote Pitcairn Island after disembarking the cruise ship in Saint Helena, authorities said.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Passengers wearing blue medical suits began disembarking the Dutch-flagged vessel onto smaller boats to reach the port of Granadilla on Tenerife, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

Passengers began disembarking the ship Sunday in the Canary Islands.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

The disembarking passengers are mostly businessmen coming home from work, but also young couples and mothers with small children.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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