debark

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[ dih-bahrk ]
/ dɪˈbɑrk /
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verb (used with or without object)

to disembark.

Origin of debark

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

OTHER WORDS FROM debark

de·bar·ka·tion [dee-bahr-key-shuh n] /ˌdi bɑrˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun

Words nearby debark

debacle, debag, debakey, debanding, debar, debark, debase, debatable, debate, debauch, debauched

Words related to debarkation

return, appearance, advent, landing, meeting, influx, ingress, occurrence, entrance, accession, approach, happening, disembarkation, homecoming, arriving

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British Dictionary definitions for debarkation (1 of 2)

debark 1
/ (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 debarkation (2 of 2)

debark 2
/ (diːˈbɑːk) /

verb

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

Word Origin for debark

C18: from de- + bark 2