Meanings
plural embarkments
- countableuncountableembarkation; the act of setting out
he removed from his Cuman to his Pompeian villa, beyond Naples, which, not being so commodious for an embarkment, would help to lessen the suspicion of the intended flight.
1741, Conyers Middleton, The Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchembarquement
- Englishembarkment
From French embarquement.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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