Embarking
[ɪm'bɑrk]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Embark
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Examples
- The General replied, of course I must obey, and said his men were embarking as fast as they could. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Well, I said, I do not know; but as I came by Clarksville General Smith's troops were embarking to join you. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Embarking would be easy, but the vision of open sea that might come after was alarming. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I knew the enemy had crossed over from Columbus in considerable numbers and might be expected to attack us as we were embarking. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They had been seen on the Tower Wharf that morning, embarking on board the steamer bound for Rotterdam. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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