Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debark

/di.bɑɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: de-bark
IPA: /di.bɑɹk/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.

Transitive verb

verb

Intransitive verb

verb

To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.

Transitive verb

verb

To devocalize (a dog).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /di.bɑɹk/
British English: /dɪˈbɑːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

debarks (present, singular) debarking (participle, present) debarked (participle, past) debarked (past)

Derived Forms

debarcation debarker

Synonyms

disembark set down

Rhymes With

park mark dark re-mark retail park clark arc remarks shark stark clerk spark

Questions

How do you pronounce debark?: The recorded pronunciation is /di.bɑɹk/.
What does debark mean?: To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
Where does debark come from?: From French débarquer, from de- (Old French des-) + barque (“bark, small ship”).

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