debark
1to disembark.
Origin of debark
1Other words from debark
- de·bar·ka·tion [dee-bahr-key-shuhn], /ˌdi bɑrˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
Words Nearby debark
Other definitions for debark (2 of 2)
to remove the bark from (a log).
Origin of debark
2Other words from debark
- de·bark·er, noun
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How to use debark in a sentence
Coasting along the shore, they came at last to an open roadstead where they could debark.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyWalled in by all this gear was another passenger due to debark on Murna, snuffling and grunting with impatience.
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim LangThen I prayed that they might be moved to send out a canoe, so that I could debark and go inland for the day.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardAs to the living occupants of this strange interior, I saw that most of those whom we had seen debark were present.
Latitude 19 degree | Mrs. Schuyler CrowninshieldAt the lower end of the rapids (our Indians refusing to go further), we had to debark.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone | Henry J. Coke
British Dictionary definitions for debark (1 of 2)
/ (dɪˈbɑːk) /
a less common word for disembark
Origin of debark
1Derived forms of debark
- debarkation (ˌdiːbɑːˈkeɪʃən), noun
British Dictionary definitions for debark (2 of 2)
/ (diːˈbɑːk) /
(tr) to remove the bark from (a tree)
Origin of debark
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