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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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Moises Villasenor, 72, said he was "a little worried" as he filled sand bags to protect his small hotel, situated about three blocks from the seafront.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

It is a roasting hot Saturday in Skegness and 15-year-old Maisy is busily serving and clearing tables at the Seafood Cafe close to the seafront.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

She was ecstatic when Andor, a Disney+ Star Wars spin-off series, was filmed on the seafront and has turned the town into an attraction for Star Wars fans from across the world.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

For the past five years, both Tory and Labour governments have used a picturesque seafront hotel—the faded Metropole—to house hundreds of asylum seekers as they waited for their claims to be processed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

It seemed at first there was a sheer drop down to the sands, but once you leant over the rail, you could see zigzagging footpaths leading you down the cliff-face to the seafront.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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