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