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debark.

To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈbɑːk/Received-Pronunciation/di.bɑɹk/General-American
  1. To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.

    transitive
  2. To disembark.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

verb/diːˈbɑːk/Received-Pronunciation/di.bɑɹk/General-American
  1. To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bark English debark From de- + bark (“covering of tree”).

verb
  1. To devocalize (a dog).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bark English debark From de- + bark (“(of a dog) make the noise”).

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