debark

[ dih-bahrk ]

/ dɪˈbɑrk /

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verb (used with or without object)

to disembark.

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Origin of debark

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

Other definitions for debark (2 of 2)

debark²

[ dee-bahrk ]

/ diˈbɑrk /

verb (used with object)

to remove the bark from (a log).

Origin of debark

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

The officer, who had charge of the debarkation on the deck of the steamer above, immediately called to Mrs. Parkman.
Rollo in Holland|Jacob Abbott
These troops had collected near the place of debarkation, which was nearly a mile and a half from the fort.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
Yarmouth still possesses some standing as a port of embarkation and debarkation between the island and the mainland.
From the North Foreland to Penzance|Clive Holland
The place of debarkation is Tha Rua, which is on the road to Phrabat, where the footprint of the god is found.
Siam|George B. Bacon

What we do know is that the ports of debarkation of the slave-trade became the endemic seats of yellow fever.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for debark (1 of 2)

debark¹

/ (dɪˈbɑːk) /

verb

a less common word for disembark

Derived forms of debark

debarkation (ˌdiːbɑːˈkeɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for debark

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

British Dictionary definitions for debark (2 of 2)

debark²

/ (diːˈbɑːk) /

verb

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

Word Origin for debark

C18: from de- + bark 2

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