disembark
Step off ship
To disembark is to leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle: Passengers began to disembark as soon as the plane reached the gate.
The word carries a slightly formal tone, more common in travel announcements than casual speech.
The opposite is embark.
Narrow corridor for access
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
port · anchor · mooring · gangplank · wharf · jetty · tender · berth
Airport passenger corridor
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- runwayPaved path for planes
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- terminalAt the endpoint
stairs · airstair · cabin · fuselage · apron · ramp · deplaning · seatbelt
Government-issued travel credential
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
destination · tourist · luggage · baggage · itinerary · transfer · layover · border
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
- freightGoods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
- stevedoresWorkers loading vessel cargo
- dockworkersPort freight handlers
crane · forklift · pallets · shipment · goods · unloading · hold · manifest
gangway
Narrow corridor for access
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- quayWaterfront loading platform
harbor · port · anchor · mooring · gangplank · wharf · jetty · tender · berth · marina
jetway
Airport passenger corridor
terminal · stairs · airstair · cabin · fuselage · apron · ramp · deplaning · seatbelt · arrival
passport
Government-issued travel credential
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- visaTravel authorization stamp
arrival · destination · tourist · luggage · baggage · itinerary · transfer · layover · border · checkpoint
offload
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
- freightGoods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
- stevedoresWorkers loading vessel cargo
dockworkers · crane · forklift · pallets · shipment · goods · unloading · hold · manifest · warehouse
troops
Military personnel collectively
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- invasionForcible entry into territory
deployment · battalion · platoon · assault · operation · regiment · marines · soldiers · infantry · transport
- train traveltrain, railway, fare, tracks, rail
- sea travelcruise, cruise ship, cruise ships, voyage, ocean voyage
- arrival termslanding, deplaning, docking, arrival, alighting
- dismountsdismount, get off, hop off, jump off, step off
- Ocean LinersTitanic, Lusitania, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Britannic
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane