port of embarkation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofportandembarkation
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port
noun
uk/pɔːt/us/pɔːrt/
a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the ...
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embarkation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌem.bɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌem.bɑːrˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of going onto ...
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(Definition ofportandembarkationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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When the time came for their repatriation they were all collected by the police and taken under police escort to theportofembarkation.
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I understand that the ships are returning to theportofembarkationin each case.
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It would be equally unwise for the parents to go and see the children off at theportofembarkation.
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This scheme operates in many shops in this country, but the goods have to be delivered to theportofembarkation.
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His officers inspect these cattle at theportofembarkation, just as his officers inspect them upon arrival.
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But inevitably there will be people who will not have come to the notice of the police until they reach theirportofembarkation.
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The children will be detrained in the vicinity of theportofembarkation, and will sleep for at least one night in hostels there provided.
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The child will then be taken from the collecting point to theportofembarkationwhere he will spend the whole day.
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They will part company at some collecting point near the child's home unless the child lives at theportofembarkation.
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I give an example of cargo which arrives at theportofembarkation.
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These can be close to theportofembarkation, or at the start of the journey perhaps in the country of origin.
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Three days for the cattle at theportofembarkation, and when they land in this country six days at the port of arrival.
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The entry certificate will join the passport and theportofembarkationstamp as a profitable forgery.
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The children will be taken to a hostel at theportofembarkationwhere there will be a final medical examination.
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Parents will not accompany their children to theportofembarkation.
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It is therefore proposed to put an end to this by having veterinary inspection of these horses at theportofembarkation.
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Inevitably, however, there will be people who will not have come to the notice of the police until they reach theportofembarkation.
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Those most competent to judge and most experienced in the trade will tell you that a rigid inspection at theportofembarkationwould be sufficient.
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