embarking

• On condition of not being molested while embarking, the British had offered to leave the town unhurt. —  The Life of General Francis Marion
• That his Majesty had chosen the best place, Scheveling, for his embarking, and that there is nothing in the world of which he is more ambitions, than to have the honour of attending his Majesty, which he hoped would be speedy. —  The Diary of Samuel Pepys
• While embarking, the bands will play martial airs; Yankee Doodle will be the signal to get under way The landing will be effected in despite of cannon. —  The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
• As the party were on the point of re-embarking, it was discovered that an English flag, which had been planted on a garden wall by the pilot of the Cyclops as a signal to the ships, had been left behind. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
• Mr Edgcumbe and his party were just re-embarking, when these were brought to the water-side, and the bearers said it was a present from the Areeke_, that is, the king of the island, to the Areeke of the ship. —  A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14

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