Definitions for: Embarkation

[n] the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

Webster (1913) Definition: Em`bar*ka"tion, n.
1. The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the
embarkation of troops.

2. That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits.
--Smollett.

Synonyms: boarding, embarkment

Antonyms: debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment

See Also: departure, going, going away, leaving