debark
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From French débarquer, from de- (Old French des-) + barque (“bark, small ship”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
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.
Translations [edit]
to unload
to disembark — see disembark
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Etymology 2 [edit]
de- + bark (“covering of tree”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
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 that has been felled.
Translations [edit]
to remove bark
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