verb (used without object)
- to go ashore from a ship.
- to leave an aircraft or other vehicle.
verb (used with object)
- to remove or unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
verb
- to land or cause to land from a ship, aircraft, etcseveral passengers disembarked; we will disembark the passengers
1580s, from Middle French desembarquer, from des- (see dis-) + embarquer (see embark). Related: Disembarkation; disembarked; disembarking.