embarcadero
noun
em·bar·ca·de·ro (ˌ)em-ˌbär-kə-ˈder-(ˌ)ō 
plural embarcaderos
Western US
: a landing place especially on an inland waterway
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Stop by the embarcadero to see whether a tour is departing, or reserve a private guide through a hotel concierge. 
Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 There was one other theme to Sunday’s races, which started near Spanish Landing, featured a hilly bike climb to Cabrillo National Monument and a run along the embarcadero to Seaport Village. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2019
Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 There was one other theme to Sunday’s races, which started near Spanish Landing, featured a hilly bike climb to Cabrillo National Monument and a run along the embarcadero to Seaport Village. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2019 Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from embarcado, past participle of embarcar to embark, from em- (from Latin in-) + barca bark, from Late Latin
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
embarcadero
noun
as in wharf
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wharf
- pier
- dock
- quay
- jetty
- marina
- landing
- quai
- float
- levee
- shipyard
- wharfage
- dockyard
- mooring
- quayage
- berth
- slip