debark
verb (used with or without object)
to disembark.
debarkation
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a word derived from
debark.
Example Sentences
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After all, that country has quite a grim history to be the debarkation point for so many migrants.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2023
His point of debarkation was New York City.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
Merchants then used these Atlantic outposts as debarkation points for subsequent journeys.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Plymouth Rock, however, was at first more directly tied to a different occasion: Forefathers’ Day, or Landing Day, on December 22, commemorating the debarkation of the Mayflower passengers in 1620.
From Time ● Nov. 25, 2014
For our landing exercise at Guadalcanal, there was a full- scale debarkation of all the equipment and supplies we’d be taking with us when we did it all for real.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
