Disbark

/dɪsˈbɑːrk/ verb

Definition

To go ashore or leave a ship; to disembark (though this spelling is archaic).

Etymology

From dis- + bark (from Italian barca, 'boat'). This is an older spelling of disembark, seen in 17th-18th century texts but now largely replaced.

Kelly Says

Disbark is a ghost of maritime history — 'disembark' won out as the standard term, but disbark still haunts old nautical texts and period novels.

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