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Webster 1913 Edition

Debark

De′bark′

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Debarked
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Debarking
.]
[F.
débarquer
; pref.
dé-
(L.
dis-
) +
barque
. See
Bark
the vessel, and cf.
Disbark
.]
To go ashore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to put ashore.

Webster 1828 Edition

Debark

DEB'ARK

,
Verb.
T.
To land from a ship or boat; to remove from on board any water-craft, and place on land; to disembark; as, to debark artillery.
DEBARKA'TION, n. The act of disembarking.

DEB'ARK

ED,
pp.
Removed to land from on board a ship or boat.

DEB'ARK

ING,
ppr.
Removing from a ship to the land; going from on board a vessel.
DEB'ARRED, pp. Hindered from approach, entrance or possession.
DEB'ARRING, ppr. Preventing from approach, entrance or enjoyment.
DEBA'SE, v.t.

Definition 2024

debark

debark

English

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
  2. (intransitive) To disembark.
Translations

Etymology 2

de- +‎ bark ‎(“covering of tree”)

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Etymology 3

de- +‎ bark ‎(“make the noise of a dog”)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To devocalize (a dog).

Anagrams

Etymology

From French débarquer, from de- (Old French des-) + barque ‎(“bark, small ship”)

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