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beachfront

American  
[beech-fruhnt] / ˈbitʃˌfrʌnt /

noun

  1. land fronting on a beach.


adjective

  1. located on or adjacent to a beach.

    beachfront property.

Etymology

Origin of beachfront

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; beach + front

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Meanwhile, humans keep rebuilding beachfront houses on the same disaster-prone seashores year after year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

"It has a huge effect on the resort, because the main draw for customers is the sea," she said, pointing at an idyllic beachfront now separated from the water by exposed coral.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Sussex Police said emergency teams were first called at about 05:45 BST to a report of a single person in the water near Black Rocks car park in Madeira Drive, which runs along the beachfront.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Speaking to Architectural Digest in 2024, Grede and her spouse explained that they fell in love with the beachfront property as soon as they saw it.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

Back home in California a few weeks later, Ellsberg arranged a meeting with Henry Kissinger at Nixon’s beachfront home in San Clemente.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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