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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

They would not say whether passengers would be allowed to disembark.

From BBC May 5, 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 island nation's denial to disembark came even as WHO Europe said the risk to the wider public remained low.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Our plan was to disembark in Queenstown, make our way to the house of a relative, and then make arrangements for the necessary documents.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

The one-hour Seattle-Bremerton Washington State Ferry disembarks passengers and autos in downtown Bremerton.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2024

Now, there is a Secret Service agent positioned at the bottom of the stairs when he disembarks.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2024

Dennis Rodman travels to North Korea as an unofficial ambassador on a mission of peace but is taken into custody the moment he disembarks from the plane.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

On Thursday, Congolese health authorities quarantined a boat carrying 255 people near the capital, Kinshasa, after a passenger who had disembarked at an earlier stop died from Ebola-like symptoms in late July.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

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

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

So they drew up to the edge of the valley, where an outcrop of rock formed a sort of jetty, and disembarked.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The fire broke out on Sunday morning as passengers were eating breakfast, survivor Muhammad Abdul Karim told reporters in Surabaya after disembarking from a rescue vessel.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

EasyJet apologised "for the inconvenience caused by the diversion and delay in disembarking" its flight which was diverted to Stansted.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The person, who has tested negative for the rare disease and is showing no symptoms, arrived in Taiwan on May 7 after disembarking from the cruise ship in Saint Helena on April 24.

From Barron's May 15, 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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