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seafront

British  
/ ˈsiːˌfrʌnt /

noun

  1. a built-up area facing the sea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Witnesses described seeing large numbers of emergency vehicles and helicopters arriving at the seafront.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

But Craig Watts, who runs a fish and chip cafe by the seafront, says: "We've had all this great weather this year. People are coming, but there's no money."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Now, several small seafront cafes are showing the games, but generators frequently cut out.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

But this time things proved far simpler, because pretty soon she’d led us onto that long seafront street.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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