embarcaderos

noun

plural of embarcadero, West
as in docks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarcaderos
  1. docks
  2. landings
  3. piers
  4. wharves
  5. floats
  6. quays
  7. jetties
  8. levees
Noun
  • Vessels had more difficulty berthing at docks during the latest strike, which led to operational challenges even after their conclusion such as irregular peaks in container volumes and a longer queue of vessels entering and leaving the port.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • City staff supports project City staff told the planning commission on Wednesday that the project calls for adding an outdoor storage area, loading docks, and reestablishing the median at the entrance on Gillham road that was removed years ago.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of docks
Noun
  • Also of concern has been its sonic boom potential during both booster landings and upper stage Starship return-to-launch-site flights that would bring it across Central Florida similar to how the space shuttle used to land back at KSC.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • Designed for short fields Unlike conventional regional aircraft, the EL9 relies on hybrid-electric propulsion and blown-lift technology to achieve extremely short takeoffs and landings.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of landings
Noun
  • Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • Anglers of all experience levels crowd fishing piers, line jetties, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder below the spillways just to wet a line.
    — Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of piers
Noun
  • Vanuatu has received large loans and aid from China for buildings, wharves and other infrastructure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Definition of wharves
Noun
  • The parade features community groups, local leaders, floats, bands and other performers.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
  • Chalamet was also among the stars who were seen on floats and along the sidelines at the New York Knicks' championship parade.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of floats
Noun
  • Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
Definition of quays
Noun
  • Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of jetties
Noun
  • Seventy-Five years ago this month, Kansas City experienced its worst natural disaster when the swollen Kansas (Kaw) River topped the levees protecting industrial districts and communities on both sides of the state line.
    — Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • In his view, its role is merely to maintain the levees for flood protection.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of levees
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“Embarcaderos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarcaderos. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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