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Definition of Disembarkation
1. Noun. The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft.
Generic synonyms: Landing
Specialized synonyms: Going Ashore
Derivative terms: Debark, Disembark, Disembark
Antonyms: Embarkation
Definition of Disembarkation
1. n. The act of disembarking.
Definition of Disembarkation
1. Noun. The act of disembarking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disembarkation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disembarkation
Literary usage of Disembarkation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1853)
"On the 6th the troops got into the boats, and everything was ready for the
disembarkation. In consequence of a flog of truce from the shore, the landing was ..."
2. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... provinces—Mutiny of the Spanish forces —Proposed invasion of Flanders by the
States-General—Disembarkation of the troops on the Spanish coast—Capture of ..."
3. A History of the Egyptian Revolution, from the Period of the Mamelukes to by Andrew Archibald Paton (1863)
"Admiral Brueys represented the difficulties and dangers of a disembarkation, the
violence of the surge, • Miot. p. 17. Jacotin DEEM p. 3. ..."
4. The practice of courts-martial, and other military courts by William Hough (1834)
"("General Regulations and Orders, p. 325. See Nos. 10 to 13, and 15.) Don ol troop*.
SECTION 15. — Disembarkation OF TROOPS. ..."
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