debark
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From French débarquer, from de- (Old French des-) + barque (“bark, small ship”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈbɑːk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /di.bɑɹk/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /diːˈbɑːk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /di.bɑɹk/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
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, especially one that has been felled.
- 1975, Storm Data, page 18:
- Lightning completely debarked a large oak tree and set fire to a mattress of [an] adjacent home; […]
- 2006, Tibor Horváth, Understanding Lightning and Lightning Protection: A Multimedia Teaching Guide, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 57:
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
to remove bark
Etymology 3 edit
de- + bark (“(of a dog) make the noise”)
Verb edit
debark (third-person singular simple present debarks, present participle debarking, simple past and past participle debarked)
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) To devocalize (a dog).