debark

¹

[ dih-bahrk ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to disembark.

debark

²

[ dee-bahrk ]

verb (used with object)

1. to remove the bark from (a log).

debark

¹

/ ˌdiːbɑːˈkeɪʃən; dɪˈbɑːk /

verb

1. a less common word for disembark

debark

²

/ diːˈbɑːk /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• debarkation, noun

Other Words From

• de·bar·ka·tion [dee-bahr-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of debark¹

1645–55; < French débarquer, equivalent to dé- dis- ¹ + barque bark ³ + -er infinitive suffix

Origin of debark²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of debark¹

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

Origin of debark²

C18: from de- + bark ²

Example Sentences

Coasting along the shore, they came at last to an open roadstead where they could debark.

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

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Then I prayed that they might be moved to send out a canoe, so that I could debark and go inland for the day.

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As to the living occupants of this strange interior, I saw that most of those whom we had seen debark were present.

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At the lower end of the rapids (our Indians refusing to go further), we had to debark.

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