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Embarkment

Definition: Embarkment

Embarkment

Noun

1. The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Embarkment \Em*bark"ment\, noun. [Compare to the French expression embarquement.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Embarkment

Synonyms: boarding (n), embarkation (n). (additional references)
Antonym: debarkation (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Embarkment

Specialty definitions using "embarkment": place of embarkment on a railway vehicle, place of embarkment on a road vehicle, place of embarkment on an inland waterways transport vessel, place of embarkment on an IWT vessel, port of embarkment. (references)

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Expressions: Embarkment

Expressions using "embarkment": place of embarkment on a railway vehicle place of embarkment on a road vehicle place of embarkment on an inland waterways transport vessel place of embarkment on an IWT vessel port of embarkment. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Embarkment

Language Translations for "embarkment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

port d'embarquement (port of embarkment), lieu d'embarquement sur un véhicule routier (place of embarkment on a road vehicle), lieu d'embarquement sur un véhicule ferroviaire (place of embarkment on a railway vehicle), lieu d'embarquement à bord d'un bateau (place of embarkment on an inland waterways transport vessel, place of embarkment on an IWT vessel). (various references)

   

German

  

Einschiffung (boarding, embarkation, loading). (various references)

   

Italian

  

imbarco (apron, boarding, embarkation, embarking, shipment, shipping, signing on, tarmac). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

embarkmentay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Embarkment

Derivations

Words beginning with "embarkment": embarkments. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Embarkment"

Words rhyming with "embarkment" (pronounced 'Em*bark"ment'): Abasement, Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abjurement, Abodement, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acquirement, Acquitment, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjustment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advisement, Affeerment, Afforcement, Affordment, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Amendment, Amercement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Arraignment, Arrestment, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avisement, Avouchment, Bailment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Bewailment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bisegment, Blastment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chatoyment, Cloyment, Coadjustment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Curtailment, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Declarement, Decorement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degradement, Delayment, Denotement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disemboguement, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disenthrallment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disimprovement, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Disobligement, Disownment, Dispatchment, Disportment, Disposement, Distillment, Divergement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Easement, Effacement, Ejectment, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embasement, Embayment, Embedment, Emboitement, Embossment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Enactment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encystment, Endearment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment, Engrailment, Engravement, Engrossment, Engulfment, enhancement, Enjoinment, Enjoyment, Enlacement, Enlargement, Enlistment, Enouncement, Enragement, Enrichment, Enrockment, Enrollment, Enslavement, Enswathement, Entailment, Entassment, Entertainment, Enthrallment, Enthronement, Enticement, Entombment, Entrancement, Entreatment, Entwinement, Enwrapment, Epaulement, Equipment, Erasement, Escapement, Escarpment, Eschewment, Espousement, Estrangement, Estrepement, Evincement, Evolvement, Exaltment, Excitement, Excusement, Exertment, Exhalement, Exhaustment, Explorement, Extolment, Farcement, Feoffment, figment, fitment, Fleshment, Forcement, Foreappointment, Forebodement, Forejudgment, fragment, Freshment, Frightment, fulfillment, garment, Gazement, Imbankment, Imbowment, Imbruement, Imbrutement, Imbuement, Imbursement, Immoment, immurement, Impackment, impairment, Impartment, impeachment, impingement, Imposement, impressment, improvement, Impugnment, Incagement, incasement, Incensement, incitement, Incommodement, Increasement, Incrustment, Indebtment, Indentment, indictment, Inditement, Indorsement, Indowment, inducement, Induement, Indulgement, Infeoffment, Infoldment, infringement, Ingraftment, Ingulfment, Insignment, installment, instillment, Insultment, Intendment, Interchangement, Interlacement, interment, internment, Inthrallment, Intombment, intrenchment, Introducement, Intwinement, Inurement, investment, Invitement, involvement, judgment, jument, Lavement, Ledgment, lodgment, loment, maladjustment, Maltreament, Mandment, Manurement, Mendment, Misadjustment, Misallotment, Misarrangement, Misemployment, Misimprovement, Misjudgment, misplacement, misstatement. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Embarkment

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-k-m-m-n-r-t"

-2 letters: brakemen, membrane.

-3 letters: ammeter, betaken, meatmen, meerkat, metamer, retaken.

-4 letters: ambeer, banker, banter, barmen, batmen, beaker, beaten, beater, bemean, bename, berake, berate, betake, embank, embark, entera, market, marten, meaner, member, merman, mermen, neater, rebate, remake, remate, rename, retake, reteam, tanker.

-5 letters: akene, amber, ameer, ament, antre, arete, armet, baker, beret, berme, brake, brank, brant, break, bream, brent, eaten, eater, embar, ember, emmer, emmet, enate, enema, enter, kebar, kerne, maker, mater, meant, menta, meter, metre, namer, rakee, ramee, ramen, ramet, ranee, reman, remet, rente, retem, taber, taken, taker, tamer, terne, trank, treen.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-k-m-m-n-r-t"
 

+1 letter: embarkments.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Embarkment


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 6D 62 61 72 6B 6D 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01101101 01100010 01100001 01110010 01101011 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#109 &#98 &#97 &#114 &#107 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 006D 0062 0061 0072 006B 006D 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39796867847779718086

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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