embarcation

English

Noun

embarcation (countable and uncountable, plural embarcations)

1. Alternative form of embarkation
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     […] the army completing its embarcation upon the subsequent day

References

• “embarcation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.baʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

embarcation f (plural embarcations)

1. (small) boat, craft
2. embarkation (although the use of embarquement is more correct)
3. (Louisiana) transportation

See also

• bateau
• voilier
• bateau à vapeur
• barque
• radeau

Further reading

• “embarcation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.