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Definition of Debarkations
1. debarkation [n] - See also: debarkation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debarkations
Literary usage of Debarkations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Military Italy by fl Charles Martel, Charles à Court Repington (1884)
"... Marine—French Colonial Policy—The Combined Action of Italian Land and Sea
Forces—Disbelief in Great debarkations Evinced in Italy— Rise and Development ..."
2. Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain: From the Year 1727, to the by Robert Beatson (1790)
"... and the many debarkations it required before the army could be landed, even
if wind and tide were in their favour, and no opposition from the enemy, ..."
3. The Proceedings of a General Court-martial Held in the Council-chamber at by John Mordaunt (1758)
"How many debarkations would it have taken to compleat the whole ? ... and by that
Reckoning, it would have taken four or five debarkations. ..."
4. The Experienced Officer: Or Instructions by the General of Division to His by Francois Louis de Wimpffen de Bornebourg (1804)
"... and irregularity in debarkations. He recommends having boats regulated by fig-
nals, ... having numerous gunboats, to cover debarkations. ..."
5. Expeditions to France (1757)
"HOW many debarkations would it have taken to compleat the whole ? ... and by that
Reckoning, it would have taken four or five debarkations. ..."
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