Antonyms for embarking
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : em-bahrk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɑrk |
Definition of embarking
Origin :- 1540s, from Middle French embarquer, from em- (see en- (1)) + barque "small ship" (see bark (n.)). Related: Embarked; embarking.
- verb get on transportation object
- I am glad that public decency is not to be outraged by their embarking together.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- You would have thought he was embarking at the regularly appointed rendezvous.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- Caius was put on shore there to await the hour of embarking.
- Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall
- Men were embarking in the other vehicles; and the blended noise from them floated in to us.
- Extract from : « The White Invaders » by Raymond King Cummings
- “The rest will have no difficulty in embarking, I hope,” observed the surgeon.
- Extract from : « The Three Commanders » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The embarking of Clinton's army meant that he planned operations on land.
- Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong
- She put it in my hand as I was embarking for Tilly, and blushed redder than a rose as she did so.
- Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
- While the rest of his countrymen were embarking he had disappeared.
- Extract from : « Adrift in a Boat » by W.H.G. Kingston
- They insisted on embarking in the caravel and following Columbus.
- Extract from : « Notable Voyagers » by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
- Embarking by night, in former years, I often visited this island.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly , Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 » by Various
Synonyms for embarking
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