DEBARKING Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

debarking

verb

present participle of debark

as in disembarking

to go ashore from a ship the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor

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According to the head of Haiti’s migration agency, Jean Négot Bonheur Delva, who met Thursday’s deportation flight at the airport, one of the disembarking passengers had never been to Haiti before.

— Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
At the wharf, mento bands would sing to the endless stream of tourists disembarking from cruise ships.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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At one moment, the inspector observed two flies landing on an RPT handle and another landed on the counter in front of the handle near a cutting board.

— Joseph Hernandez August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Rookies ultimately have to master such challenges as flight dynamics, parachute malfunctions, and landing in dangerous conditions.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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