What's the difference between debark and disembark?

Debark


Definition:

  • (v. t. & i.) To go ashore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to put ashore.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The nasal cavities of many workers, particularly workers in the debarkers, proved to be contaminated by Klebsiella pneumoniae, other coliforms, yeasts, and molds; usually only one microbe was involved, but sometimes two or several species were found.
  • (2) Nasal bacteria and yeasts were largely derived from the mill and debarker air; the microbes in the air came mainly from process waters.
  • (3) A total of 234 persons exposed to microbial aerosols and splashes from paper machine wires and debarker drums formed the exposed group.

Disembark


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark; as, the general disembarked the troops.
  • (v. i.) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a ship; to debark.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Vehicles were stopped and their passengers made to disembark while sniffer dogs went on board.
  • (2) Disembarkation was delayed while officials erected a white tarpaulin on the boat to block the media’s view.
  • (3) At no time was any visitor at any risk, and 48 guests on the ride at the time were safely disembarked.
  • (4) Ten more dead and 900 clandestine migrants ready to disembark,” Salvini said on Wednesday.
  • (5) A waterfront pint at the Plockton Inn ( plocktoninn.co.uk ) while watching the yachties disembark is the perfect reward for the exertions of the climb.
  • (6) Disembarking beside some disused buildings, the Syrians strapped on their lifejackets and carried their smallest children on their shoulders.
  • (7) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Migrants in Sicily speak of the hardships they face both at sea and after reaching Europe The Italian coastguard ship carrying the survivors arrived late on Monday night, with all the migrants on board disembarking by 1.45am local time.
  • (8) After sitting on the tarmac for an hour and a half, we disembarked.” It came a day after passengers at Gatwick airport faced chaotic scenes and long queues due to a baggage system problem.
  • (9) It is Greece's summer ritual: the arrival of the island ferry, funnels billowing, horns blaring, gangplanks screeching as wide-eyed tourists prepare to disembark.
  • (10) Disembarking with the others at Ashdod port on Monday, Zuabi, who has parliamentary immunity, was interrogated three times before being freed The remaining four Palestinian citizens of Israel aboard the aid boats were released from Ashkelon prison this morning, but remain under house arrest until next week.
  • (11) Passengers deemed to be migrants were ordered to disembark.
  • (12) Temperatures of passengers arriving at the airport were not taken as they disembarked from the plane from Sierra Leone, she said.
  • (13) "Ukrainian forces launched a 'special operation' on Tuesday against separatist militia in the Russian-speaking east, authorities said, although aside from a landing by airborne troops the action was limited," the story begins : Soldiers disembarked from two helicopters at an airfield at Kramatorsk, where reporters earlier heard gunfire that seemed to prevent an air force plane from landing.
  • (14) The 10 May report on the combat flight contest stated: “Kim Jong-un arrived at the airfield by air at 9:00 am” and later said “Kim Jong-un embarked on the plane.” The article also included several photos of Kim and his wife disembarking from the aircraft and one final photo of the plane taking off.
  • (15) Many countries are expected to refuse to allow MY Phoenix to disembark passengers.
  • (16) "Disembarking at Heathrow with a £1 note in his pocket, my father made his way up north and found a job in a Rochdale cotton mill," said Javid.
  • (17) Unarmed officers detained the men, who are now being questioned in the West Midlands, as they disembarked.
  • (18) Grandi said he would seek to step up UNHCR efforts, including at places of disembarkation for people rescued or intercepted at sea.
  • (19) A small number of mosquitoes infected with the yellow fever virus, disembarking at the same time, established an epidemic of yellow fever in the town.
  • (20) As they arrived, in a 10-seater plane, they were surrounded by colourful birds, but on disembarking, everything felt eerily quiet.

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