embarkment

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Definition of embarkmentnext
as in embarkation

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  1. embarkation
  2. evacuation
Noun
  • 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
Definition of embarkation
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  • The utility this weekend also de-energized lines around a brush fire that broke out Saturday, prompting evacuation orders several miles south of Lahaina town, the site of the 2023 deadly fires.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The camp is seeking to reorganize after 27 campers and counselors died in the 2025 Guadalupe River flood; a state legislative probe found an earlier evacuation could have saved every life.
    — Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of evacuation
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“Embarkment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarkment. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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