embarkingn.
/ɛmˈbɑːkɪŋ/ The action of embark v. Also attributive.
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society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > action of taking ship
embarkage1577
embarking1591
embarkment1596
embarkation1645
embark1655
society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > putting persons or things on board
shipping1483
embarking1591
embarkment1596
embarkation1645
1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Embarcadura Embarking.
1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. viii. 182 The want of wind hinders them, in the imbarquing Ports.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. iv. 154 The statute 8 Eliz. c. 3. makes the transportation of live sheep, or embarking them on board any ship, for the first offence forfeiture of goods.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
embarkingadj.
/ɛmˈbɑːkɪŋ/ That embarks.
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society > travel > travel by water > [adjective] > taking ship
boarding1797
embarking1856
1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiii. 226 The noise of embarking emigrants.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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