DEBARK

disembark, debark, set down

(verb) go ashore; “The passengers disembarked at Southampton”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

debark (third-person singular simple present debarks, present participle debarking, simple past and past participle debarked)

(transitive) To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.

(intransitive) To disembark.

Etymology 2

Verb

debark (third-person singular simple present debarks, present participle debarking, simple past and past participle debarked)

(transitive, forestry) To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.

Etymology 3

Verb

debark (third-person singular simple present debarks, present participle debarking, simple past and past participle debarked)

(transitive, veterinary medicine) To devocalize (a dog).

Anagrams

• Drabek, barked, bedark, braked

Source: Wiktionary


De"bark", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Debarking.] Etym: [F. débarquer; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + barque. See Bark the vessel, and cf. Disbark.]

Definition: To go ashore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to put ashore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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