'Embarkation' definitions:
Definition of 'embarkation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: boarding, embarkation, embarkment] [ant: debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment]
Definition of 'Embarkation'
From: GCIDE
- Embarkation \Em`bar*ka"tion\, n.
- 1. The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the embarkation of troops. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits. --Smollett. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'embarkation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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