embarcadero

[em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh]

noun

plural

embarcaderos 

1. a pier, wharf, or landing place.

2. Usually Embarcadero a waterfront section in San Francisco.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embarcadero¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1840–50; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: “pier, docking place,” from embarcar “to launch, embark” ( embark ) + -dero, noun suffix (from Latin -tōrium, noun suffix ( -tory ² ( def. ) )

Example Sentences

And although the Comic-Con experience has grown beyond the walls of the San Diego Convention Center, with immersive experiences and pop-ups spilling into the city’s Gaslamp Quarter and the Embarcadero, Hall H remains a venerated programming space for panelists and attendees alike.

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The company holds 57,934 square feet at its current San Francisco office in the Embarcadero, according to CoStar, which tracks real estate trends.

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In updating the maps, San Francisco also saw “significant increases in the mapped tsunami hazard” in the Financial District at the foot of Market Street, as well as parts of North Beach, south of the Embarcadero.

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In the San Francisco Bay Area, vulnerable areas include the westernmost areas in San Francisco’s Richmond and Sunset districts, as well as the Marina District, and areas along the Embarcadero, affecting a significant portion of the Financial District and South-of-Market areas.

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The first of these took place at Embarcadero Plaza on July 21 and featured a roster of DJs from California record label Dirtybird Records.

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