debarkation

Leaving the vessel

Debarkation is the act of leaving a ship, aircraft, or other vessel—the opposite of embarkation.

The term appears most often in military and cruise contexts: Debarkation began at 0600 hours.

Passengers receive debarkation instructions before docking.

Also spelled disembarkation, which is more common in everyday use.

passenger

gangway

Narrow corridor for access

gangplankPortable ship-boarding ramp
jetwayAirport passenger corridor
alightTo descend and settle

descend · deplane · detrain · passengers · luggage · baggage · terminal · dock · port · customs

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

containersObjects for holding things
unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
craneLifter or wader

stevedore · warehouse · pallets · shipment · discharge · offloading · bulk · longshoreman · manifest · import

maritime

gangway

Narrow corridor for access

gangplankPortable ship-boarding ramp
dockMooring structure at water's edge
portDocking place for ships

quay · pier · harbor · stevedore · mooring · vessel · cruise · ferry · liner · ship

military

amphibious

Operating on land and water

landingDescent's final moment
beachheadSecured landing zone
D-Day1944 Normandy invasion

invasion · troopship · assault · deployment · infantry · marines · operation · Normandy · extraction · evacuation

Categories

disembarkingdeplaning, get off, deboarding, step off, detraining
amphibious warfareamphibious assault, beach landing, amphibious warfare, landing craft, amphibious vehicle
cruise vacationscruise ships, Mediterranean cruises, cabin, stateroom, balcony
deploymentmobilization, redeployment, rapid deployment, troop movement, troop surge

Opposites

movement relative to vessel/vehicle

debarkationembarkation

Beginning a voyage

boarding · embarking · getting on · loading · entraining

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G