dis·em·bark

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• dis|em|bark — «DIHS ehm BAHRK», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to get off or land from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; debark: »... disembarking at the Wall Street heliport (New York Times). The cabin stopped, and the skiers began to disembark (Irwin… …   Useful english dictionary

• Dis/Location — Infobox Album Name = Dis/Location Type = Studio album Artist = Seven Mary Three Released = May 11, 2004 Recorded = January 2004 at Chase Park Transduction and Andy Barker s Studio in Athens, GA, and Radiostar Studios in Weed, CA Genre = Rock,… …   Wikipedia

• de|bark´er — de|bark1 «dih BAHRK», intransitive verb, transitive verb. to get off a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle: »passengers debarking from a bus. After the passengers debarked in port, the captain debarked his crew. SYNONYM(S): land. ╂[< French… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|bark — de|bark1 «dih BAHRK», intransitive verb, transitive verb. to get off a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle: »passengers debarking from a bus. After the passengers debarked in port, the captain debarked his crew. SYNONYM(S): land. ╂[< French… …   Useful english dictionary

• disembark — dis•em•bark [[t]ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɑrk[/t]] v. i. 1) to go ashore from a ship 2) to leave an aircraft or other vehicle 3) to remove or unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle • Etymology: 1575–85; < MF desembarquer=des dis… …   From formal English to slang

• disembark — dis|em|bark [ ,dısım bark ] verb intransitive FORMAL to get off a ship or airplane ╾ dis|em|bar|ka|tion [ ,dısembar keıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• disembark — dis|em|bark [ˌdısımˈba:k US a:rk] v 1.) to get off a ship or aircraft ≠ ↑embark 2.) [T] to put people or goods onto the shore from a ship >disembarkation [ˌdısemba:ˈkeıʃən US ba:r ][i] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• disembark — [dis΄im bärk′, dis′im bark΄] vt. [Fr désembarquer: see DIS & EMBARK] to unload (passengers or goods) from a ship, aircraft, etc. vi. to go ashore from a ship or leave an aircraft or other means of transportation disembarkation [dis΄em bär kā′shən …   English World dictionary

• debark — (v.) 1650s, from Fr. débarquer (16c.), from de (O.Fr. des ; see DIS (Cf. dis )) + barque bark (see BARK (Cf. bark) (n.2)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Disembark — Dis em*bark , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembarking}.] [Pref. dis + embark: cf. F. d[ e]sembarquer.] To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark; as, the general disembarked the troops. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English