# embarkation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #53,516

## Definitions
1. The act of embarking.
2. The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
3. A vessel.

## Etymology
From French embarcation. By surface analysis, embark + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/embarkation