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shorefront

American  
[shawr-fruhnt, shohr-] / ˈʃɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈʃoʊr- /

noun

  1. land along a shore.


adjective

  1. located on such land.

    shorefront cottages.

Etymology

Origin of shorefront

First recorded in 1915–20; shore 1 + front

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Yahya has taken over the running of Helmi's bakery, a much-loved shorefront café set up by former refugees Tasnim Helmi and her husband Mohamed, who have since expanded the business to the mainland.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2025

And in 2018, the Christies bought a multimillion-dollar shorefront home in Bay Head, one of the more exclusive towns on the Jersey Shore.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

It took them almost two years to incorporate data points that contextualize a high-definition panoramic image so it can explain what is happening on a particular stretch of river or shorefront.

From Seattle Times Jul. 8, 2022

Land dwellers occasionally grumbled that the rundown vessels were an eyesore or got angry when a runaway craft collided with someone’s shorefront property.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2021

His mother, who never married, works for a rich old lady in a shorefront mansion.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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