Embarcations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Actions or instances of disembarking from a vessel or vehicle
2. Locations or points designated for boarding or leaving a transport method, especially ships
3. The processes related to the act of unloading passengers or goods from a means of transportation

Etymology: "Embarcations" is the plural of "embarcation," a variant spelling of "embarkation." Despite the meaning given, the word refers to going aboard a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, the reverse of unloading. Unloading is "disembarkation." The root is the Latin "barca," a small boat, which also gave English the word "bark" for a sailing ship. The Latin term came from Greek "baris," a type of river vessel used in Egypt. Medieval Romance languages built "embarcar" and "embarquer" from "barca" with the prefix "in-," meaning "into a boat." English took the idea from French and Spanish.

Synonyms: departures, embarkations