Embarcó (en. Embarked)

/em'baɾ.ko/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Process by which goods or passengers are loaded onto a ship.
The embarkation of the fruits took place at dawn.
El embarcó de las frutas se realizó al amanecer.
Action of boarding a water transport.
The embarkation of the passengers was at 10 in the morning.
El embarcó de los pasajeros fue a las 10 de la mañana.

Etymology

From the Latin 'imbarcare', meaning to load onto a ship.

Common Phrases and Expressions

passenger embarkation
Action of loading people onto a ship.
embarcó de pasajeros
cargo embarkation
Process of loading products onto a water transport.
embarcó de mercancías
embarked and disembarked
Sequence of loading and unloading at a port.
embarcó y desembarcó

Related Words

to embark
Act of loading onto a ship.
embarcar
disembarked
Action of removing goods or passengers from a ship.
desembarcó
port
Place where maritime transport is loaded and unloaded.
puerto

Slang Meanings

To be in a bind or complicated situation.
I am in a total bind with this project.
Estoy en un embarcó total con este proyecto.
The moment someone is disappointed by something.
I was in a bind when he told me he wouldn't go to the party.
Me dio un embarcó cuando me dijo que no iría a la fiesta.