beachfront

American  

[beech-fruhnt] / ˈbitʃˌfrʌnt /

noun

1. land fronting on a beach.

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adjective

1. located on or adjacent to a beach.

   beachfront property.

Etymology

Origin of beachfront

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

Example Sentences

Ye purchased the beachfront concrete mansion in 2021— designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando — for $57.3 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Working with individual clients, I’d occasionally hear “how can that possibly be?” when they received an insurance quote for their beachfront house in Florida or California home exposed to wildfires.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Few scenes were more surreal after the firestorms than the miles of blackened homes along Malibu’s world-famous beachfront.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Fans on Miami's beachfront described the fight as "fake" but Paul, as ever, spins the suspicion into his favour.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

The white sand and pleasantly underdeveloped beachfront were spectacular and soothing.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson