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embarkation

em·bar·ka·tion

US/ˌɛmbɑˈrkeɪʃʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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

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