embarkverb [ I ]
uk/ɪmˈbɑːk/us/ɪmˈbɑːrk/formalto go onto a ship:
We embarked at Liverpool for New York.
Opposite
disembark
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
- aboard
- alight
- bestride
- board
- climb
- debark
- deplane
- disembark
- dismount
- eject
- get
- get off (sth)
- get on (sth)
- get out
- hop
- in
- mount
- settle
- straddle
embarkation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌem.bɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌem.bɑːrˈkeɪ.ʃən/
You'll be asked for those documents on embarkation.
Phrasal verb(s)
embark on/upon sth