| Embarkation 1. (n.) The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the embarkation of troops. 2. (n.) That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits. Thesaurus Entries boarding, coming out, curtain raiser, debut, disembarkation, embarkment, emplanement, enplanement, entrainment, first appearance, floating, flotation, hopoff, inaugural address, inauguration, induction, initiation, installation, installment, introduction, launching, maiden speech, opener, preliminary, takeoff, unveiling |