beachfront

[ beech-fruhnt ]

/ ˈbitʃˌfrʌnt /

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noun

land fronting on a beach.

adjective

located on or adjacent to a beach: beachfront property.

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Also called shorefront.

Origin of beachfront

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

Words nearby beachfront

beach crab, beach drift, beacher, beach face, beach flea, beachfront, beach goldenrod, beach grass, beachhead, Beach-la-Mar, beachmaster

How to use beachfront in a sentence

For a few seconds the other tower held, smoke and sky suddenly between them, and then 12 floors of beachfront homes collapsed.
The shattered lives of Champlain Towers South|Silvia Foster-Frau, Ann Gerhart, Danielle Rindler, Karly Domb Sadof, Garland Potts, Artur Galocha|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
Completed in 1981, the building boasted luxury amenities and beachfront access.
Video timeline: How the Miami-Dade condo collapsed|Meg Kelly, Joyce Lee, Dylan Moriarty|June 25, 2021|Washington Post
They lived in a 40-year-old beachfront building that offered views of the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, of sunrise and sunset.
Asleep in their beachfront condos, they vanished into a mountain of rubble|Lori Rozsa, Marc Fisher, Derek Hawkins, Silvia Foster-Frau|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
The problem that I have is what is authorized to be developed in this beachfront property and whether it complies with the vision that we as a community have developed.
Influencers, Developers, Crypto Currency Tycoons: How Puerto Ricans Are Fighting Back Against the Outsiders Using the Island as a Tax Haven|Mariah Espada|April 16, 2021|Time

Her hedonistic lifestyle, beamed out to the world from her beachfront estate on Mustique, and her openly sexual relationship with a younger man had turned the British populace against her.
Before Harry and Meghan, the Windsor sisters stirred the pot. A new book delves into their story.|Louis Bayard|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
When Lenzner arrives, he finds a heavily fortified beachfront estate with armed guards walking the perimeter.
The Truth Hunter: One Man’s Quest to Expose Conspiracy from Diana to Watergate|Jake Whitney|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The beachfront town of Wildwood doesn't want you shirtless, either.
New Jersey Town Could Ban Baggy Pants|Erin Cunningham|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
John Edwards was viewed as too slick by half, his beachfront mansion belying his stated position as a champion of the downtrodden.
How to Survive a Sex Scandal: Mark Sanford Edition|David Freedlander|April 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She also spends time at her nearby ranch in Abiquiu and beachfront house in Malibu.
‘A Certain Age’—Shirley MacLaine Rattles Downton Abbey|Sandra McElwaine|December 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The reason is much simpler that that: there's more stuff in the way, especially beachfront property.
How Much Will the Frankenstorm Cost?|Megan McArdle|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST