boarding, embarkation, embarkment
(noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
embarkation (countable and uncountable, plural embarkations)
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
(obsolete) A vessel.
Source: Wiktionary
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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
