Meaning & use
debarkation
The act of leaving a ship, aircraft, or vehicle after arriving at a destination.
See it in a sentence
Passengers lined up on the deck, eager for debarkation once the ship reached port.
The port authority organized debarkation carefully to avoid crowding on the gangway.
A note on using this word
A less common variant of disembarkation, used mainly in formal or nautical contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
disembarkation
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Words with an opposite meaning
embarkation
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