Definition of Debarkation

1. Noun. The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft.

Exact synonyms: Disembarkation, Disembarkment
Generic synonyms: Landing
Specialized synonyms: Going Ashore
Derivative terms: Debark, Disembark, Disembark
Antonyms: Embarkation

Definition of Debarkation

1. n. Disembarkation.

Definition of Debarkation

1. Noun. Disembarkation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Debarkation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Debarkation

deballast
deballasted
deballasting
deballasts
deballed
deballing
debanding
debaptism
debar
debarb
debarbed
debarbing
debarbs
debark
debarkation (current term)
debarkations
debarked
debarker
debarkers
debarking
debarks
debarment
debarments
debarred
debarring

Literary usage of Debarkation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands by Hiram Bingham (1849)
"debarkation of Mr. T. and Dr. H. —Arrival at Oahu.—Description of Honolulu, and adjacent country ... Intemperance,—debarkation and location of Missionaries. ..."

2. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1847)
"The place of debarkation will be in James River, probably at the College Landing, unless further orders shall be given to carry them to 'some other place ..."

3. History of the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain by Henry Marie Brackenridge (1844)
"... debarkation of the British Troops at North Point. nour of being the first to meet the invader, was detached by general Smith, in anticipation of the ..."

4. A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands by Hiram Bingham (1848)
"debarkation of Mr. T. and Dr. H. —Arrival at Oahu.—Description of Honolulu, and adjacent country ... Intemperance,—debarkation and location of Missionaries. ..."

5. Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army by George Ballentine (1854)
"Sacrificios—-The debarkation—A bivouac—A night alarm. THE surf-boats used for our disembarkation, had been expressly made for the purpose, for which they ..."

6. Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, Against the Revolted Negroes of by John Gabriel Stedman (1813)
"... and put to Sea—Review of the Troops—Account of the Voyage—The Arrival in the Texel —Description of the Pampus near Amsterdam—Final debarkation in the ..."

7. The Convict Ship, and England's Exiles: In Two Parts by Colin Arrott Browning (1847)
"... receive their farewell address—debarkation—Summary statement of the advantages the prisoners had enjoyed on board—Extracts from a prisoner's letter, ..."

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