sbarco

landing

noun ZBAHR-koh Rare

Origin: From sbarcare (to disembark), from s- (away) + barco (boat, from Old High German barca).

Also means

disembarkation

Usage Note

Sbarco refers to the act of going ashore from a ship or aircraft — most prominently in historical contexts like lo sbarco in Normandia (the Normandy landing, D-Day) and in contemporary Italian news about gli sbarchi of migrants arriving by sea. The plural gli sbarchi appears frequently in this latter context. Do not confuse with atterraggio (aircraft landing on a runway) — sbarco implies disembarking onto land from a vessel.

Examples

"Lo sbarco in Normandia avvenne nel 1944."

Natural Translation

The Normandy landing took place in 1944.

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