embarkation
Americannoun
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Origin of embarkation
First recorded in 1635–45; from French embarcation, from Spanish embarcación; equivalent to embark + -ation
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Embarkation day can also work to your advantage: While other passengers are unpacking and exploring the ship, you’ll have the mini-golf course to yourself.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2018
He was stationed at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Teamsters recorded the farewell messages of 60,000 soldiers who passed through the Seattle Port of Embarkation and sent the records to their families.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a censored date it took correspondents on a 14-hour inspection of the huge, wide-flung New York Port of Embarkation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Josiah M. Fiske, the President, occupied the chair and called upon General Porter to respond to the toast: "The Embarkation of the Pilgrims."
From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various
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