debark

[ dih-bahrk ]

/ dɪˈbɑrk /

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verb (used with or without object)

to disembark.

RELATED WORDS

disembark, arrive

Nearby words

debacle, debag, debakey, debanding, debar, debark, debarkation, debase, debasement, debatable, debate

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

Definition for debark (2 of 2)

debark

[ dee-bahrk ]

/ diˈbɑrk /

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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Examples from the Web for debark

At the lower end of the rapids (our Indians refusing to go further), we had to debark.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone|Henry J. Coke
General Sherman at the same time began preparations to debark.
Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment|Seymour D. (Seymour Dwight) Thompson
Then the others tumbled out, Bumpus and his bag being the last to debark.
The Boy Scouts Afoot in France|Herbert Carter
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

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

British Dictionary definitions for debark (1 of 2)

debark

/ (dɪˈbɑːk) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for debark (2 of 2)

debark

/ (diːˈbɑːk) /

verb

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

Word Origin for debark

C18: from de- + bark 2

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