Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: embarkation
IPA transcription: [,ɛmbɑɹk'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: boarding, embarkation, embarkment
    Meaning: the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
Usage examples
  • A passport for embarkation must be obtained; and the party must be acquainted with English in order to ask the way to London.
  • Excepting the movement of embarkation which was being made in the creek, a movement visibly scared and uneasy, all around was solitude; no step, no noise, no breath was heard.