Meaning & use
Embarkment
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The act of boarding a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, or the beginning of a venture.
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Passengers gathered at the pier ahead of embarkment.
The embarkment of troops took most of the morning.
A note on using this word
Embarkment is a less common variant of 'embarkation'; most style guides and the travel industry favor 'embarkation' as the standard term.
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Words with an opposite meaning
disembarkation
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