— disembarkation /dis em'bahr kay"sheuhn/ , disembarkment , n.
/dis'em bahrk"/ , v.i.
1. to go ashore from a ship.
2. to leave an aircraft or other vehicle.
v.t.
3. to remove or unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
[ 1575-85; desembarquer, equiv. to des- DIS- 1 + embarquer to EMBARK ]