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Dictionary: de·bark   (dĭ-bärk') pronunciation

v., -barked, -bark·ing, -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).]

debarkation de'bar·ka'tion ('bär-kā'shən) n.

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(di-BARK)
verb tr., intr.
To disembark.

Etymology
From French debarquer, de- from + barque ship

debark (dee-BARK) verb tr.
To remove the bark from a log or a dog.
[De- + bark.]

Usage
"Another stop is scheduled for pad 34, site of the Apollo 1 tragedy that claimed the lives of astronauts Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Thomas asks tourists to remove their caps when they debark." — Billy Cox; Tour Space History 'Then and Now'; Florida Today (Melbourne, Florida); May 28, 2000.


Thesaurus: debark
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verb

    To come ashore from a seacraft: disembark, land. See move/halt.

Veterinary Dictionary: debarking
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Surgical removal of all or part of the vocal cords; practiced in the dog to reduce a barking nuisance. Called also devocalization.

Military Dictionary: debarkation
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(DOD) The unloading of troops, equipment, or supplies from a ship or aircraft.

Translations: Debark
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udskibe, operere hund så den ikke kan gø, afbarke
v. intr. - gå fra borde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) ontschepen, aan land gaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - (US) débarquer
v. intr. - (US) débarquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - an Land gehen, ausschiffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποβιβάζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
sbarcare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desembarcar, descarregar

Русский (Russian)
высадиться, выгрузиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - bajar a tierra, desembarcar, descortezar
v. intr. - bajar a tierra, desembarcar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - landsätta, debarkera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使登陆, 使下船, 卸载, 登陆

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使登陸, 使下船, 卸載
v. intr. - 登陸

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배나 항공기에서 (짐 등을) 내리다
v. intr. - 배를 떠나다, 항공기에서 내리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 皮をはぐ, 降ろす, 陸揚げする, 降りる, 上陸する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينزل ( الركاب) من السفينه أو الطائرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עלה לחוף (מאוניה), קילף (עץ)‬
v. intr. - ‮עלה לחוף (מאוניה)‬


 
 
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