noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
disembarkation; getting off a ship
Intransitive: the act of passengers or crew leaving a vessel. Often used in formal or nautical contexts.
乗客は港で降船した。
The passengers disembarked at the port.
降船の際は、手荷物をお忘
Please do not forget your belongings when disembarking.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
lowering a boat; unloading a boat onto land
Transitive: the action of lowering a boat from a ship or moving it onto shore. Rare, technical nautical term. Compare with 揚船 (loading a boat).
See also: 揚船
作業員は小型ボートを降船させた。
The workers lowered the small boat onto the ground.
降船作業は慎重に行われた。
The boat-lowering operation was carried out carefully.