debarkation n the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft Usage(s) Ships, carrying both men and women, will sail from Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Seattle an alternative debarkation port. The cleared trunks, parcels and crates then go into the ship's hold until debarkation. So Newschief Abe Schechter wirelessed Iceland to ask for an American newscaster to describe the debarkation of the troops. Synonym(s) disembarkation disembarkment Antonym(s) embarkation