Definition of Debarkations

1. Noun. (plural of debarkation) ¹

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Definition of Debarkations

1. debarkation [n] - See also: debarkation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Debarkations

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

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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