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DISEMBARKATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft
Synonyms:
debarkation; disembarkation; disembarkment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disembarkation" is a kind of...):
landing (the act of coming to land after a voyage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disembarkation"):
going ashore (debarkation from a boat or ship)
Antonym:
embarkation (the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft)
Derivation:
disembark (go ashore)