debarkation

de·bark  (d-bärk)

v. de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks

v.tr.

To unload, as from a ship or an airplane.

v.intr.

To disembark.

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[French débarquer : dé-, from (from Old French de-; see de-) + barque, ship (from Old French; see bark³).]

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debar·kation (dbär-kshn) n.

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The unloading of troops, equipment, or supplies from a ship or aircraft.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

debarkation - the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft disembarkation, disembarkment landing - the act of coming to land after a voyage going ashore - debarkation from a boat or ship

Translations

debarkation [diːbɑːˈkeɪʃən] N (US) → desembarco m

debarkation

n → Ausschiffung f, → Landung f; (of troops) → Landen nt