verb · neutral
disembark
UK/ˌdɪsəmˈbɑːk/US/ˌdɪsəmˈbɑːrk/dis·em·BARK
to get off a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
Examples
“After landing, the passengers disembarked and queued for passport control.”
“Tourists disembarked at the harbour and walked towards the old town.”
“Crew instructed everyone to disembark in an orderly fashion.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a rough crossing, we finally disembarked at the sleepy island and were relieved to stretch our legs.”
Collocations
- disembark from
- passengers disembarked
Word family
Common mistakes
disembark to the terminal→disembark at/from the terminal
Say it for a higher band
5get off→6leave the plane→7+disembark
Synonyms
get off
leave (the ship/plane)
Easily confused
embark
“We will embark at dawn to begin the voyage.”
debark
“Passengers disembarked from the ferry after a two-hour crossing.”
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