debarnacle

verb

debarnacle

verb

Etymology From de- + barnacle.

1

To remove the barnacles from.

to debarnacle a ship's hull
Barnacle-loaded ships bypass dry-docking by sailing into the freshwater lake, which debarnacles them automatically.1951, Fortnight: The Newsmagazine of California, page 27:

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