Definition of "embarkation" []

• The act of embarking. (noun)
• The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft. (noun)

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• "Alabama, the banks of which are frequently high and steep, a more dashing style of embarkation is adopted."
• "Early in the morning had all the bundles put on the asses, and carried to the place of embarkation, which is a village called"
• "Then there's the point of embarkation, that is the point of transition from ordinary life to being a pilgrim on a quest."