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Debarking

Debark \De"bark"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Debarking.] [F. d['e]barquer; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + barque. See Bark the vessel, and cf. Disbark.] To go ashore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to put ashore.

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debarking

vb. (present participle of debark English)

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Debarking (lumber)

Debarking is the process of removing bark from wood. Traditional debarking is conducted in order to create a fence post or fence stake which would then go on to be pointed before being planted. Debarking can occur naturally during powerful tornadoes.

Usage examples of "debarking".

He has plenty of gates and things to pass through as he approaches the debarking ramp, right?

Mr Samir was directing general shots of Michaelmas debarking with Norwood and Frontiere.

We stepped through the open hatch into the debarking chamber and breathed a little easier.

Luckily, the debarking officer on this ship seemed the type to skip the news sections and dwell on the gossip pages and the comics.

There would be the crew of the rocket, the other passengers, the debarking officer .

She took her place in the line of debarking passengers, checking out her guesses about which were going where (the lovers were going to Bearnaise, of course), and shifting her weight from foot to foot.

Crewers called commands, directing the debarking refugees to fan out and keep moving.

There was a considerable commotion going on at the shuttle lounge debarking ramp.

The moment the ramp of the second craft dropped down machine-gun fire sprayed the debarking Rangers, killing and wounding fifteen.

In the foreground, he was shown debarking the Wild Knights' blastboat while a breathless Arcona newswoman explained that a member of their own species had participated in the daring Jedi rescue of the Talfaglion hostages.

But Jaina was in a killing frenzy and unable to resist the temptation of a 150-meter Yuuzhan Vong frigate sitting motionless on the surface, its debarking ramp still hanging open like the mouth of a winded dewback.

Let me then briefly say that the idea of debarking your goods and chattels, and parting from your delightful company at Todos Santos, only occurred to me on our unexpected-- shall I say PROVIDENTIAL?

Lieutenant Commander Dallish, when he appeared in her office shortly after debarking from the Security shuttle, apologized for his earlier circumlocutions.