shorefront

American  

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

noun

1. land along a shore.

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adjective

1. located on such land.

   shorefront cottages.

Etymology

Origin of shorefront

First recorded in 1915–20; shore ¹ + front

Example Sentences

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

The town of Ossining grew frustrated that it could collect no taxes on fifty-five acres of prime shorefront land.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover