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Recent Examples of embarcadero
Stop by the embarcadero to see whether a tour is departing, or reserve a private guide through a hotel concierge.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarcadero
Noun
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As the water recedes, Leticia's cargo wharf has been extended several times to reach the river.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Trucks had to leave their cargo at loading docks, where small 106West carts would then pick it up and deliver it.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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The new dock can handle complex multi-network workflows, unlock high-bandwidth network storage connectivity and expand connectivity.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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The city is proposing two projects in Ocean Beach, one at the pier and one at Dog Beach.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then, as evening falls, locals gather with ice cream cones on the quay and the town glows in the hush of a Bornholm sunset.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s rescue effort comes just four days after lifeguards rescued five people from the ocean south of the Oceanside Municipal Pier, which is about 1½ miles south of the jetty.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The National Transportation Safety Board concluded Flight 212 crashed in 1974 due to pilot error, and the recording of the two pilots’ conversation while landing revealed a lot of casual conversation that had little to do with flying the plane.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Still, in March, a collision alarm sounded in the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines jet when Air Force jets conducting a flyover at Arlington National Cemetery got too close, and in May, an Army helicopter circling the neighboring Pentagon, caused two passenger jets to abort landings.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each year ahead of Mexican Independence Day in Milwaukee's south side neighborhoods, the streets are filled with red, white and green flags, floats and vibrant music.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Above her headboard, a small square painting floats on a blank wall like a postage stamp, recalling a cross above the bed.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fish on the Lake Fontana Lake has 240 miles of shoreline, so the marina is a popular place in warmer months.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, Burks successfully relocated one of the floating homes from Docktown, a community of houseboats that settled on state property in the Redwood Channel east of Highway 101, to a marina in Sausalito.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Embarcadero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarcadero. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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