debarkation

de·bark ¹

 (dĭ-bärk′)

v. de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks

v.tr.

To unload, as from a ship or airplane.

v.intr.

To disembark.

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[French débarquer : dé-, from (from Old French de-; see de-) + barque, ship (from Old French; see bark³).]

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de′bar·ka′tion (dē′bär-kā′shən) n.

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de·bark ²

 (dē′bärk′)

tr.v. de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks

To surgically alter the vocal cords of (a dog) so as to reduce its ability to bark.

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[de- + bark.]

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de·bark ³

 (dē′bärk′)

tr.v. de·barked, de·bark·ing, de·barks

To remove bark from.

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[de- + bark.]

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de′bark′er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

debarkation

The unloading of troops, equipment, or supplies from a ship or aircraft.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

debarkation - the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft disembarkation, disembarkment landing - the act of coming to land after a voyage going ashore - debarkation from a boat or ship

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Translations

debarkation

[diːbɑːˈkeɪʃən] N (US) → desembarco m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

debarkation

n → Ausschiffung f, → Landung f; (of troops) → Landen nt

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