debarks

Steps off vessel

Debarks means to disembark—to leave a ship, aircraft, or other vessel: Passengers debarked onto the pier.

The word also has a specialized veterinary meaning: to surgically reduce a dog's vocal cords to quiet its bark, a controversial procedure also called devocalization.

ship

gangway

Narrow corridor for access

  • pierWaterfront landing structure
  • wharfShip docking structure
  • dockMooring structure at water's edge

quay · harbor · port · marina · berth · mooring · anchorage · jetty · ashore · disembarkation

aircraft

tarmac

Paved airport surface

gate · terminal · passengers · flight · landing · stairs · cabin · deplaning · airline · airport

tree

stripping

Removing outer layers

  • trunkMain stem or storage
  • logSectioned tree trunk
  • peelingComing off in strips

timber · forestry · mill · cambium · wood · pulp · processing

Opposites
boarding versus exiting a vessel or vehicle

debarksembarks

Boards for departure

boards · gets on · embarkation · mounts · enters

removing versus applying bark to wood

debarksbarks

Dog vocalizations

coats · covers · sheathes

Family

debark, debarked, debarkation, debarking, debarker

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G