Definition of Embarcadero

1. Noun. (rare) A quay; a wharf. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Embarcadero

1. [n -ROS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Embarcadero

embalms
embank
embanked
embanker
embankers
embanking
embankment
embankments
embanks
embar
embarcadere
embarcaderes
embarcadero (current term)
embarcaderos
embarcation
embarge
embarged
embarges
embarging
embargo
embargoed
embargoes
embargoing
embargos
embark
embark on
embarkation

Literary usage of Embarcadero

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Excursion to California Over the Prairie, Rocky Mountains, and Great by William Kelly (1851)
"Russian embarcadero—Meet Vessels full of Gold Hunters—Sleep on the River Bank—The Sacramento a noble River—Indian Encampments—Scenes on the River—The ..."

2. Skating Unrinked: An Insider's Guide to Skating Trails in the San Francisco by Richard Katz (1994)
"The second clue is that there is easy two- hour parking near the embarcadero or near Pier 19. Note: Bring along plenty of quarters for the parking meters. ..."

3. A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South by William Bennet Stevenson (1829)
"Religion..., Re-ascend the Esmeraldas River, to the embarcadero de Maldonado Mouth of the River City of Esmeraldas Road to ..."

4. Six Months in the Gold Mines: From a Journal of Three Years Residence in by Edward Gould Buffum (1850)
"... embarcadero. AHMED with a pickaxe, shovel, hoe, and rifle, and accoutred in a red flannel shirt, corduroy pants, and heavy boots, and accompanied by two ..."

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