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embark
/ɪmˈbɑːk/ verbDefinition
› [I] to go onto a ship, aircraft, or train: The flight crew embarked and the plane took off.
› [T] to put goods or passengers onto a ship, aircraft, or train: The ship had an electrical hoist which allowed cars to be embarked and disembarked in all tidal conditions.
embarkation noun [C or U] › The records show each passenger's name, place of origin, and port of embarkation. → Compare disembark (Definition of embark verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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