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 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 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 On June 21, 1948, 1,027 people from the Caribbean debarked the Empire Windrush in London. — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023 The trees are debarked in around another nine years to allow for enough growth time. — Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023

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Sailors began disembarking the USS Lincoln on Thursday following a deployment that included a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea and reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew.

— Julie Watson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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Just as notably, One Roof Sports — the group spearheading the Sonics' return — recently landed a billionaire backer in Melinda French Gates.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
But Angelenos’ ire has been especially directed at electricity bills as the extra A/C needed during triple-digit heat waves landed people in the utility’s higher-cost tiers, which also have been rising.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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