debarnacle en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + barnacle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the barnacles from.
Barnacle-loaded ships bypass dry-docking by sailing into the freshwater lake, which debarnacles them automatically.
1951, Fortnight: The Newsmagazine of California, page 27:to debarnacle a ship's hull
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| debarnacling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debarnacles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| debarnacled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debarnacled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |