embarkment n 1: the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: {boarding}, {embarkation}, {embarkment}] [ant: {debarkation}, {disembarkation}, {disembarkment}]
Embarkment \Em*bark"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embarquement.] Embarkation. [R.] --Middleton. [1913 Webster]