débarcadère

Definitions of débarcadère
  1. noun
    structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
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    types:
    bassin
    landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
    cale de radoub, cale sèche
    a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
    type of:
    construction
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. noun
    platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
    synonyms: appontement, embarcadère
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    type of:
    plate-forme, podium
    a raised horizontal surface
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