debarkation
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8.1
- noun
- /ˌdiːbɑːrˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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desembarco
- Pamela Isley, dressed as a grieving widow, supervises the luggage handlers' debarkation of a coffin.
- debarkation process
Examples
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Take, for example, on debarkation day, the day you leave the port on your cruise, many times there are signs that say "private function" or "quiet" kind of thing, and the reason you might see these while the ship is still docked at the home port is that they are hosting weddings, receptions, private meetings, or parties.
Blog text (9) -
Its shipping regulations covered the whole of the Atlantic crossing, while traffic via Hamburg often was indirect via the Hull/Liverpool route (with different rules applied for debarkation from Hull).
Academic text (1993) -
You are now entering the debarkation area.
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Consequently, d'Estaing began assembling his troops for debarkation.
Academic text (2014) -
San Francisco was the main port of debarkation, but because the act prohibited Chinese from landing in the United States, they had to be bonded through the city and on to Mexicali, mainly by railroad.
Academic text (1995) -
In order to be available to migrants immediately upon arrival, the Agency opened information offices at the main railroad station, at the debarkation quay of the upper Weser River steamboats, and in the center of the city in the Chamber of Commerce quarters.
Academic text (1993) -
Passengers must show their boarding passes at the debarkation point before leaving the aircraft.
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The cruise line provided clear instructions for a smooth debarkation from the ship.
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After a long journey, the crew announced that debarkation would begin in ten minutes.
Synonyms
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6.5
To leave a ship, plane, or vehicle at the end of a journey
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7.4
A time when passengers and crew get off a ship, plane, or vehicle
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Debarkation comes from the parts de- meaning 'off' and bark, from French barque, meaning 'boat', like in embark. So it means getting 'off the ship', which is why debarkation is the act of passengers leaving a ship or aircraft.