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embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding
ship (carrying someone)
乗船手続きは出航の二時間前に始まる。
Boarding procedures begin two hours before departure.
フェリーに乗船する車両が列を作っていた。
Vehicles boarding the ferry were lined up.
乗船券を見せて船内に入った。
I showed my boarding pass and entered the ship.