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Embarkation

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of embarking. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft wordnet
  3. 3
    The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A vessel. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From French embarcation. By surface analysis, embark + -ation.

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