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embarcadère

embarcadère noun: a pier, a wharf.

Noun

embarcadère (plural embarcadères)

  1. (rare) A pier, a wharf.
    • When I left next morning the Doctor came with me in the pirogue all the way to the embarcadère at Lambaréné […]1975, James Cameron, Point of departure, page 173
    • From here one reaches the open air when one leaves the embarcadère.1981, Stefan Koppelkamm, Glasshouses and wintergardens of the nineteenth century, page 96

Forms of embarcadère

pluralembarcadères
alternative formembarcadere

Origin of embarcadère

From French embarcadère, from Spanish embarcadero.

Questions about embarcadère

What does embarcadère mean?
Embarcadère means a pier, a wharf.
What part of speech is embarcadère?
Embarcadère is a noun.
What is the plural of embarcadère?
The plural of embarcadère is embarcadères.

Words near embarcadère in the dictionary

  1. embarassment
  2. embarcadere
  3. embarcaderes
  4. embarcadero
  5. embarcaderos
  6. embarcadère
  7. embarcadères
  8. embarcation
  9. embarcations
  10. embarge
  11. embarged

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