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de·bark1

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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to disembark.

[Origin: 1645–55; < F débarquer, equiv. to dé- dis-¹ + barque bark³ + -er inf. suffix

]

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de·bar·ka·tion

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de·bark2

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–verb (used with object)

to remove the bark from (a log).

[Origin: 1735–45; de- + bark²

]

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de·bark·er, noun

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de·bark Audio Help   (dĭ-bärk') Pronunciation Key
v.   de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks

v.   tr.
To unload, as from a ship or an airplane.

v.   intr.
To disembark.

[French débarquer : dé-, from (from Old French de-; see de-) + barque, ship (from Old French; see bark³).]

de'bar·ka'tion (dē'bär-kā'shən) n.

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debark
verb
go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn: disembark] [ant: embark]

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Debark

De"bark"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Debarking.] [F. d['e]barquer; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + barque. See Bark the vessel, and cf. Disbark.] To go ashore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to put ashore.

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