bayfront

noun

bay·​front ˈbā-ˌfrənt 

plural bayfronts

: a strip of land alongside a bay

The island's gulf beach and bayfront support a variety of shorebirds and hordes of laughing gulls.

—Dick and Nina Bushnell, Sunset, November 1994

—often used before another noun

Two major bayfront projects are moving forward in Chula Vista, covering nearly the entire developable waterfront for the city.

—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2003

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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