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waterfront

noun

Definition of waterfront

as in beach

the land or the part of a town next to the water of an ocean, lake, etc. They have evening concerts on the waterfront.

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Recent Examples of waterfront The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, now in its 37th year, is held on the third weekend of October on the waterfront and along Front Street. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 In practice, the Mughals in India, from the 15th century onward, had a rich tradition of landscaping and building waterfront and palace gardens, modeling themselves after heavenly authority and their cities after the heavenly garden. — Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 Victoria and David, Harper, Cruz, and Jackie had just grabbed something to eat at a spot on the waterfront of the famous Italian riviera town. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026 The day of the fateful shootout, Sheriff Joseph McKinney had seized a squatter’s house, but a large armed party of men led by Maloney reclaimed it and began moving toward the waterfront. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for waterfront

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The quake initially triggered fears of a tsunami, and a warning from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, issuing alerts to stay away from beaches and calls for people to evacuate.

— Jason Volack, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The private beach lacks shade, so bring an umbrella and extra sunscreen in the summer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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With France experiencing its driest year ever, a new fire raced through woodlands overnight in the Landes region on the southwest coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
And that’s without factoring in what had, until my most recent visit to this bit of the Lincolnshire coast in 2024, been a hidden gem.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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