embarkation

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embarkation

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

noun embarkations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of embarking.
  2. countable, uncountable The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
  3. countable, obsolete, uncountable A vessel.

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noun embarking

日本語乗船 jōsen
中文登船 dēngchuán, 乘船 chéngchuán, 上船 shàngchuán
Françaisembarquement
DeutschEinschiffung
Русскийпоса́дка posádka, погру́зка pogrúzka

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"embarkation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embarkation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{embarkation_2026,
  title = {embarkation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embarkation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}