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disembarkment

disembarkment

1 7.4
A time when passengers and crew get off a ship, plane, or vehicle
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪsɪmˈbɑrkmənt/
translation icon : desembarco
  • The disembarkment from the cruise ship was delayed due to bad weather.
  • disembarkment syndrome

Examples

  • The disembarkment of passengers was orderly as everyone followed the crew's instructions.

  • Our heavy clothing bothered us; leather hems dug into our flesh, and I'm certain that all of us would have preferred to wear the sandals we kept on board ship and not the regulation disembarkment boots.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • After a long flight, the disembarkment of the aircraft was a relief to all the travelers on board.

Synonyms

dismount
vsdisembarkment
10 5.2

An act of getting off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle

refers to passengers and crew leaving transport vehicles rather than riders leaving mounts
debarkation
vsdisembarkment
  • Specialized
1 8.1

An act when passengers and crew leave a ship or plane

is broader, covering exiting other types of vehicles too
disembarkation
vsdisembarkment
1 6.5

To leave a ship, plane, or vehicle at the end of a journey

can happen at any time, not only at journey end
detraining
vsdisembarkment
4.1

Getting off a train at a station or in an emergency

applies to leaving any vehicle type, not only trains

Antonyms

embarkment
7.1

The act of getting on a ship or plane by passengers and crew

Surface Forms

disembarkment singular
disembarkments plural

Morphology

disembarkment = disembark (transparent) = dis + embark + ment

This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'disembark' meaning the act or process of getting off a vehicle.

Etymology

Disembarkment comes from the parts dis- and embark, where dis- means 'off' or 'away' and embark means 'to go on board'. So disembarkment is simply the act of 'getting off' a ship, plane, or other vehicle.