debark

[dih-bahrk]

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verb (used with or without object)

to disembark.

Origin of debark

1645–55; < French débarquer, equivalent to dé- dis-¹ + barque bark³ + -er infinitive suffix

Related formsde·bar·ka·tion

[dee-bahr-key-shuh n] /ˌdi bɑrˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun

debark

[dee-bahrk]

verb (used with object)

to remove the bark from (a log).

Origin of debark

First recorded in 1735–45; de- + bark²

Related formsde·bark·er, noun

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Related Words for debark

disembark, arrive

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Historical Examples of debark

There was no warning; the crew were ordered to debark, a bomb was placed on board, and the vessel was blown up and sank in flames.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)
Various
He then, instead of giving the anxiously expected order to advance, commanded the whole to debark.
The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2
J. T. Headley.
Coasting along the shore, they came at last to an open roadstead where they could debark.
South American Fights and Fighters
Cyrus Townsend Brady
The pale, helpless soldiers had been debark'd, and lay around on the wharf and neighborhood anywhere.
Complete Prose Works
Walt Whitman
By reason of this precaution it was more than an hour after the steamer arrived before her passengers began to debark.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915
Various

British Dictionary definitions for debark

debark

verb

a less common word for disembark

Derived Formsdebarkation (ˌdiːbɑːˈkeɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for debark

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

debark

verb

(tr) to remove the bark from (a tree)

Word Origin for debark

C18: from de- + bark 2

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Word Origin and History for debark

1650s, from French débarquer (16c.), from de- (Old French des-; see dis-) + barque "bark" (see bark (n.2)).