waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfrənt 
ˈwä-
: land, land with buildings, or a section of a town fronting or abutting on a body of water
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Sitting on the waterfront in the city of Çanakkale, the actual wooden horse from the 2004 Brad Pitt Troy movie is a huge hit.
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John Oseid, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Over seafood in San Francisco on the waterfront, one attorney sketched out for Adkisson revisions to Daniel’s Law that could make Atlas’ job easier.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
For one dollar, a development group with a brownfields specialty has purchased the ultimate fixer-upper — a 33-acre parcel on the Bridgeport waterfront that comes with responsibility to demolish a power plant and its iconic red-and-white smoke stack, remediate the site and redevelop it.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
Additional revenue is needed to help cover about $94 million of unfunded infrastructure costs on the waterfront over the next 25 years.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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John Oseid, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Over seafood in San Francisco on the waterfront, one attorney sketched out for Adkisson revisions to Daniel’s Law that could make Atlas’ job easier.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
For one dollar, a development group with a brownfields specialty has purchased the ultimate fixer-upper — a 33-acre parcel on the Bridgeport waterfront that comes with responsibility to demolish a power plant and its iconic red-and-white smoke stack, remediate the site and redevelop it.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
Additional revenue is needed to help cover about $94 million of unfunded infrastructure costs on the waterfront over the next 25 years.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
-ˌfrənt
: land or a section of a town bordering on a body of water
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