Meaning of EMBARKATION
| Pronunciation: | | `embâr'keyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft |
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| | Synonyms: | | boarding, embarkment |
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| | Antonyms: | | debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment | | |
| | See Also: | | departure, going, going away, leaving | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Em`bar*ka"tion\, n.
1. The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the
embarkation of troops.
2. That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits.
--Smollett.
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| | Related Terms: | | boarding, coming out, curtain raiser, debut, disembarkation, embarkment, emplanement, enplanement, entrainment, first appearance, floating, flotation, hopoff, inaugural address, inauguration, induction, initiation, installation, installment, introduction, launching, maiden speech, opener, preliminary, takeoff, unveiling |
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