waterfront

[waw-ter-fruhnt, wot-er-]

noun

1. land on the edge of a body of water.

2. a part of a city or town on such land; wharf or dock section.

3. a container placed before a stove to heat water.

waterfront

/ ˈwɔːtəˌfrʌnt /

noun

1. the area of a town or city alongside a body of water, such as a harbour or dockyard

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterfront¹

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70; water + front

Idioms and Phrases

see cover the field (waterfront).

Example Sentences

After visiting Turkey, Leo is to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday for a three-day trip that includes an open-air mass at Beirut's waterfront that organisers expect to draw 120,000 people.

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“Set on nearly an acre of pristine waterfront, this five-bedroom, six-bathroom, 5,777-square-foot masterpiece is designed for both elegance and entertainment,” the listing crows—before drawing attention to the home’s very splashy star quality.

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“Take me to the waterfront, right away,” she said.

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In Wilmington, residents point to visible symbols of Marquez’s work: the waterfront park, the electrified port terminals and the health surveys that documented decades of illness.

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"Gaza's waterfront property could be very valuable," his son-in-law Jared Kushner told an audience at Harvard University last year, "if people would focus on building up livelihoods."

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Related Words

• bank 
• beach 
• border 
• coast 
• riverbank 
• sand 
• seaboard 
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