embarkation

noun

Definition of embarkationnext
as in evacuation

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Recent Examples of embarkation The museum will be near the embarkation points for future diving tours of the ship, according to the SS United States Conservancy. — Cbs Philadelphia, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Your cruise line might collect your passport upon initial embarkation, or crew will go into your stateroom to retrieve it. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 The Blue Lizard sunscreen goes into my embarkation tote beside my swimsuit. — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 Instead, Griswold recommends asking a crew member or your travel advisor what other restaurants are serving lunch on embarkation day. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 Arriving the day before a sailing is especially important when the embarkation port is far from home, and if time and money permit, staying at least one night after debarkation helps keep a quick getaway from feeling too fleeting. — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarkation
  1. evacuation
  2. disembarkation
  3. emigration
  4. exodus
  5. diaspora
  6. flight
Noun
  • Two decades later, Duckworth advocated for his evacuation when the surgeon became trapped in Gaza during a humanitarian medical mission.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The packages led to the evacuation of election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma.
    — Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of evacuation
Noun
  • Upon the Lincoln’s arrival in the morning, service members could be seen working aboard the deck as loudspeakers played announcements about the process for disembarkation.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Mainstream cruise lines automatically add gratuities to guests’ onboard accounts, but guests can adjust them before disembarkation.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of disembarkation
Noun
  • The rate of emigration by physicians has nearly doubled since the twenty-tens.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement Since 2023, Israel has seen record levels of emigration and growing international isolation.
    — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of emigration
Noun
  • Decades of mismanagement and corruption have hollowed out Venezuela’s oil industry, while a government crackdown and an economic crisis led to a mass exodus.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • However, how much of that exodus was caused by the wealth tax remains disputed.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of exodus
Noun
  • This has led to a fraction of the arriving tourists received by other North African countries such as Morocco or Egypt; roughly a third of its visitors are members of the diaspora coming to visit and stay with family.
    — Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié has long sought to reveal and help rectify centuries-old wounds in his native Haiti, a country forever shaped by the African diaspora.
    — Elisa Turner, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of diaspora
Noun
  • The announcement did not specify Northstar’s first flight date or identify a launch vehicle for the engine.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of flight

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“Embarkation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarkation. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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