embarquement

boarding

noun ahn-bar-kuh-MAHN Rare

Also means

embarkation

Usage Note

Embarquement is the standard airport and port term for boarding a plane, ship, or train: porte d'embarquement (boarding gate), carte d'embarquement (boarding pass). The verb is embarquer and its opposite is débarquement (disembarkation). In figurative speech, embarquement immédiat ('immediate boarding') humorously describes being dragged into something straight away.

Examples

"L'embarquement commence dans dix minutes."

Natural Translation

Boarding begins in ten minutes.

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