EMBARKMENT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

embarkment

noun

Definition of embarkment

as in embarkation

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Noun

The museum will be near the embarkation points for future diving tours to the ship, according to the SS United States Conservancy, which is helping with the museum.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 13 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

Definition of embarkation

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Residents in low-lying and flood prone areas along the San Juan, Rio Blanco, Navajo, and Piedra Rivers are under a mandatory evacuation order.

— Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
While firefighters were searching for the Trotters’ children, a senior disaster recovery official named Jeremy Klass sent a message asking if horses needed evacuation.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of evacuation

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