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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmbarkation
/ɪm.bɑːrˈkeɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of putting or going on board a ship or aircraft for travel.
"Passengers gathered in the terminal two hours before embarkation." - 2
The start of a new project, enterprise, or journey.
"Her graduation marked the embarkation of a promising scientific career."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'embarcation', rooted in the prefix 'en-' (in) and 'barque' (small ship), tracing back to Late Latin 'barca'. Historically adopted into English in the late 16th century to denote the action of boarding a ship or aircraft for a journey.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Embarkation" is said worldwide
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embarquement
Transliteration: ɑ̃.baʁ.kə.mɑ̃
"L'embarquement commence à la porte trois."
Einschiffung
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nˌʃɪfʊŋ
"Die Passagiere warten auf die Einschiffung."
imbarco
Transliteration: imˈbar.ko
"L'imbarco è previsto per le ore dieci."
embarque
Transliteration: emˈbaɾ.ke
"La puerta de embarque está al final del pasillo."
embarque
Transliteration: ẽˈbaɾ.ki
"O cartão de embarque é necessário para entrar no avião."
जهاز पर चढ़ना
Transliteration: jahaz par chadhna
Script: जहाज पर चढ़ना
"यात्रियों को चढ़ने की अनुमति दी जा रही है।"
登船
Transliteration: dēng chuán
"请所有乘客前往登船口。"
승선
Transliteration: seungseon
"승선 절차가 곧 시작될 예정입니다."
乗船
Transliteration: jōsen
"まもなく乗船が始まります。"
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