DEBARK Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

debark

verb

di-ˈbärk

Definition of debark

as in to disembark

to go ashore from a ship the seasick passengers debarked as soon as the ship dropped anchor

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Recent Examples of debark The trees are debarked in around another nine years to allow for enough growth time. — Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023 Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026 However, locals say the tourists who debark for only a few hours but generally sleep and eat aboard ships are a bad deal for the city. — Doug Struck, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2025 If the wood wasn’t debarked, trees with loose bark layers or split wood that has dried enough to loosen its bark may harbor an array of creatures, such as wood roaches, earwigs, and possibly even overwintering yellowjacket wasp queens. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024 Passengers would debark at Country Club Station, near the intersection of what is now Cantrell Road and Kavanaugh Boulevard, and would either walk or ride in a buggy to the country club. — Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026 On June 21, 1948, 1,027 people from the Caribbean debarked the Empire Windrush in London. — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023

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Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the cruise ship MV Hondius, says at least 29 living passengers from 12 countries disembarked the ship and went home after the death of the first passenger on board (before officials knew of the outbreak).

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Lionel Messi disembarked from a private jet with his family at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on July 11, 2023, following a Caribbean vacation.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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