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

In recent months, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and others have bought up lavish beachfront estates and new commercial office spaces in South Florida.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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

A "significant landslip" has affected beachfront properties and prompted safety warnings to coastal path walkers.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 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