embarkation
or em·bar·ca·tion
[em-bahr-key-shuh n]
noun
the act, process, or an instance of embarking.
Origin of embarkation
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Related Words for embarkation
genesis, birth, divorce, dissolution, partition, departure, estrangement, split, disengagement, segregation, outset, dawn, kickoff, opening, retirement, flight, evacuation, escape, removal, exitExamples from the Web for embarkation
Historical Examples of embarkation
When Nicias had concluded his stirring appeal, the embarkation of the troops began.
Stories from ThucydidesH. L. Havell
That is why the Cabinet in London takes for granted an embarkation in September.
The SnareRafael Sabatini
She witnessed the first embarkation in a gunboat at Sheerness.
The Last VoyageLady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
Mitchell's arrangements for the embarkation of the troops were excellent!
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
All our forces, disposable, are on the march for embarkation.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)Charles Lever
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