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

And for that exclusive beachfront feel that draws the billionaires to St. Barts, try La Spiaggia inside La Samanna hotel, where the Capri salad and spaghetti vongole easily stand up to anything in Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 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

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

Dad said I’d love it here because the beachfront cottage they’d rented was one of the only two Cherie and Ed had let out this weekend.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali