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shorefront

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

noun

land along a shore.

adjective

located on such land: shorefront cottages.

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Origin of shorefront

First recorded in 1915–20; shore1 + front

Words nearby shorefront

shore leave, shore patrol, shore terrace, shore up, shorebird, shorefront, shoreless, shoreline, shoreside, shoreview, shoreward
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for shorefront

  • I think that there is hardly any place more fantastic than a Bermuda shorefront in the moonlight.

    The White Invaders|Raymond King Cummings