debark

verb — 4 senses

debark

verb

UK /dɪˈbɑːk/ · US /di.bɑɹk/

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

1

To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.

2

To disembark.

Derived terms: debarcation

debark

verb

UK /diːˈbɑːk/

Etymology From de- + bark (“covering of tree”).

1

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

Lightning completely debarked a large oak tree and set fire to a mattress of [an] adjacent home; […]1975, Storm Data, page 18:
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.2006, Tibor Horváth, Understanding Lightning and Lightning Protection: A Multimedia Teaching Guide, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 57:

Derived terms: debarker

debark

verb

Etymology From de- + bark (“(of a dog) make the noise”).

1

Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pathology, Sciences, Veterinary, Zoology To devocalize (a dog).

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