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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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Otero was arrested weeks later, when he was on his way to protests after he called on social media for people to join him on the Malecón, Havana’s iconic seafront avenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The Blue Flags reflected the "consistently high standards delivered throughout the year" by its seafront teams and partners, it added.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

With no room left at reception centres, entire families are left to crowd along the seafront or sleep in their cars.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It's set just off the seafront, in a 10-storey block with mirrored windows that reflect the sun.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Sometimes he almost convinces himself that he can see through the smoldering skeletons of the seafront mansions at the northwestern corner of the city to the rooftop of his house.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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