Definition of "embarkations" [embarkations]

• Plural form of embarkation. (noun)

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• "Washington planned the marches and embarkations carefully, asking Congress and the states to provide the boats and wagons as well as the provisions that the armies would need on the way; appealing to de Grasse for a naval escort and transports for the voyage down Chesapeake Bay; and ordering Lafayette to prepare the horses and wagons to shift the armies from Williamsburg to Yorktown."
• "“Barra Catrina,” and was used in the embarkations of slaves."
• "Owing to his tact and ability, the difficult and ofttimes very heavy work of embarkations and disembarkations has passed smoothly and well."