debark

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/dɪˈbɑːk/
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/dɪˈbɑːk/ · /di.bɑɹk/ · /diːˈbɑːk/

Definition of debark

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
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verb

  1. (transitive)To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
  2. (intransitive)To disembark.
  3. (transitive)To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.
    “Lightning completely debarked a large oak tree and set fire to a mattress of [an] adjacent home; […]”
    “On these photographs, the wide strips can be seen debarked from a horse chestnut tree (left) and from a poplar (right). This seems to be typical for trees with high moisture content.”
  4. (transitive)To devocalize (a dog).

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Etymology

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

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