embark

Definition

To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.

Example Sentences

• "All passengers please embark now."
• "It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy."
• "Phil embarked on his journey yesterday."