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  • 31land — I. n. 1. Ground, soil, earth. 2. Country, district, tract, region. 3. Real estate. II. v. a. Disembark, debark, put on shore, set on shore. III. v. n. Disembark, debark, go on shore, come to land …

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  • 32De- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. {Dis }. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy,… …

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  • 33Disbark — Dis*bark , v. t. [Pref. dis + bark a small ship: cf. OF. desbarquer, F. d[ e]barquer. Cf. {Debark}, {Disembark}.] To disembark. Pope. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34Disembark — Dis em*bark , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembarking}.] [Pref. dis + embark: cf. F. d[ e]sembarquer.] To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark; as, the general disembarked the troops. [1913… …

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  • 35Disembark — Dis em*bark , v. i. To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a ship; to debark. [1913 Webster] And, making fast their moorings, disembarked. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36Disembarked — Disembark Dis em*bark , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembarking}.] [Pref. dis + embark: cf. F. d[ e]sembarquer.] To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark; as, the general disembarked the… …

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  • 37Disembarking — Disembark Dis em*bark , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembarked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembarking}.] [Pref. dis + embark: cf. F. d[ e]sembarquer.] To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark; as, the general disembarked the… …

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  • 38freight terminal — Terminal Ter mi*nal, n. 1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor, usually provided… …

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  • 39Land — Land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Landing}.] 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. [1913 Webster] I ll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To catch and… …

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  • 40Landed — Land Land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Landing}.] 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. [1913 Webster] I ll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To catch… …

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