debark

1
[ dih-bahrk ]
See synonyms for: debarkdebarkation on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to disembark.

Origin of debark

1
1645–55; <French débarquer, equivalent to dé-dis-1 + barquebark3 + -er infinitive suffix

Other 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)

debark2
[ dee-bahrk ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to remove the bark from (a log).

Origin of debark

2
First recorded in 1735–45; de- + bark2

Other 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 Brady
  • Walled in by all this gear was another passenger due to debark on Murna, snuffling and grunting with impatience.

    Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim Lang
  • Then 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 Stoddard
  • As 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 Crowninshield
  • At the lower end of the rapids (our Indians refusing to go further), we had to debark.

British Dictionary definitions for debark (1 of 2)

debark1

/ (dɪˈbɑːk) /


verb
  1. a less common word for disembark

Origin of debark

1
C17: from French débarquer, from dé- dis 1 + barque barque

Derived forms of debark

  • debarkation (ˌdiːbɑːˈkeɪʃən), noun

British Dictionary definitions for debark (2 of 2)

debark2

/ (diːˈbɑːk) /


verb
  1. (tr) to remove the bark from (a tree)

Origin of debark

2
C18: from de- + bark 2

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