embarkment

[ em-bahrk-muhnt ]

noun

1. an embarkation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embarkment¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; embark + -ment

Example Sentences

Though seen only in crude, dusty form during an early March visit, it’s evident the first hole will function as an embarkment, a kind of slow, measured entrance into an immense temple.

From Golf Digest

"The cruise industry: we had over seven million embarkments last year. A lot of people come through our airports."

From Fox News

Two days before the embarkment of the troops Colonel DeLancey called one morning on the Elder.

From Project Gutenberg

And when the time of their embarkment came, there was not sufficient to serve their own turns.

From Project Gutenberg

Your running away was, I think, uncalled for, and the embarkment upon the sloop, under the circumstances, was certainly very reprehensible.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• berth
• harbor
• jetty
• pier
• wharf