- a less common word for disembark
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•bark1 /dɪˈbɑrk/USA pronunciation
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- disembark.
de•bark1
(di bärk′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i.
de•bar•ka•tion
(dē′bär kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
de•bark2 (dē bärk′),USA pronunciation v.t.
de•bark′er, n.
- to disembark.
- French débarquer, equivalent. to dé- dis-1 + barque bark3 + -er infinitive suffix
- 1645–55;
de•bark2 (dē bärk′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to remove the bark from (a log).
- de- + bark2 1735–45
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debark /dɪˈbɑːk/ vb
debark /diːˈbɑːk/ vb
- (transitive) to remove the bark from (a tree)