embarkment

[ em-bahrk-muhnt ]

noun

1. an embarkation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embarkment¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; embark + -ment

Example Sentences

"The Embarkment for Cythera" has been called the first impressionist picture.

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The line also did excellent work on the re-embarkment of the troops at the end of the campaign.

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

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The main body was assembled at Toulon but the embarkment was to take place at Civita Vecchia.

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

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Related Words

• berth
• harbor
• jetty
• pier
• wharf