embarcation
English
Noun
embarcation (countable and uncountable, plural embarcations)
- Alternative form of embarkation
- 1827, Walter Scott, the Life of Napoleon Buonaparte:
- […] the army completing its embarcation upon the subsequent day
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References
- embarcation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.baʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
embarcation f (plural embarcations)
- (small) boat, craft
- embarkation (although the use of embarquement is more correct)
- (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.