embarkation

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noun

The act of embarking.

Similar
embarkmentboarding
Opposite
disembarkation
OriginFrench embarcation →
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Meanings

nounembarkation (countable and uncountable, plural embarkations)

plural embarkations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of embarking.
  2. countableuncountableThe process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
  3. countableobsoleteuncountableA vessel.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
embarkment

nounthe act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

Similar
boardingembarkment
Opposite
disembarkation
Broader
departuregoinggoing away
Also see
boardingembarkment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchembarcation
  2. Englishembarkation

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

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 登船, 乘船
  • 登船 (dēngchuán)embarking
  • 乘船 (chéngchuán)embarking
  • 上船 (shàngchuán)embarking
Danish påstigning, indstigning
  • påstigningembarking
  • indstigningembarking
  • ombordstigningembarking
Finnish kulkuvälineeseen nouseminen
  • kulkuvälineeseen nouseminenembarking
French embarquement
  • embarquementembarking
German Einschiffung
  • Einschiffungembarking
Indonesian embarkasi
  • embarkasiembarking
Japanese 乗船
  • 乗船 (jōsen)embarking
Latin conscensiō
  • conscensiōembarking
Māori ekenga
  • ekengaembarking
Polish ambarkacja
  • ambarkacjaembarking
Russian поса́дка, погру́зка
  • поса́дка (posádka)embarking
  • погру́зка (pogrúzka)embarking
Cite this entry
APA

embarkation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embarkation

MLA

“embarkation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embarkation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embarkation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embarkation.

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