embarkation

n.

US //ˌɛmbɑɹˈkeɪʃən// UK //ɛmbɑːkˈeɪʃən// em·barka·tion

Archaic

Synonyms

Antonyms

disembarkation

Origin

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

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