disembarking
Leaving the ship
Disembarking is getting off a ship, airplane, or other vehicle at the end of a journey.
The word carries a formal or official tone—airline announcements use it, casual speakers rarely do: Please remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop before disembarking.
The opposite is embarking.
Stepping down from transport
- deplaningExiting an aircraft
- detrainingLeaving a railway vehicle
- debussingExiting a coach
- dismountingGetting off something ridden
stepping off · getting off · exiting · landing · arrival · descent · debarkation · leave-taking
Removing contents from carrier
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
- stevedoringLoading and unloading ships
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
containers · pallets · crates · shipment · consignment · goods · bulk · hold
alighting
Stepping down from transport
- deplaningExiting an aircraft
- detrainingLeaving a railway vehicle
- debussingExiting a coach
dismounting · stepping off · getting off · exiting · landing · arrival · descent · debarkation · leave-taking · gangway
unloading
Removing contents from carrier
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
- stevedoringLoading and unloading ships
- cargoTransported goods
freight · containers · pallets · crates · shipment · consignment · goods · bulk · hold · crane
- train traveltrain, railway, fare, tracks, rail
- transit actionsboarding, riding, waiting, standing, sitting
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- vehicle maneuverssteering, braking, accelerating, parking, reversing
disembarkingembarking
Beginning a voyage
boarding · getting on · mounting · entering · shipping out
embark, disembark, embarked, embarks, embarkation, disembarkation, barque, disembarked, disembarks