Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Embarkation \Em`bar*ka"tion\, n.
   1. The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the
      embarkation of troops.

   2. That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits.
      --Smollett.

Source : WordNet®

embarkation
     n : the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or
         aircraft [syn: {boarding}, {embarkment}] [ant: {debarkation}]