embarcation
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- reembarcation noun
Example Sentences
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This week the volunteers were packing up for embarcation at Buenaventura.
From Time Magazine Archive
The French under Marshal Soult attempted to prevent the embarcation of the English under Sir John Moore, but were successfully repulsed in spite of their superior numbers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
Masulipatam was also a port of embarcation for the East and was connected with Broach by a trade route running through Tagara, now Têr in the Nizam's dominions.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Outside I found a great crowd to see the embarcation of the corpse for its last home, the Campo Santo.
From A Wanderer in Venice by Morley, Harry
At last, however, they reached the mouth of the Thames, and dropping up with the tide, reached London eight days after their embarcation.
From Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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