Debarnacle

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the barnacles from. transitive

    "to debarnacle a ship's hull"

Example

More examples

"Barnacle-loaded ships bypass dry-docking by sailing into the freshwater lake, which debarnacles them automatically."

Etymology

From de- + barnacle.

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