beachfront

noun

beach·​front ˈbēch-ˌfrənt How to pronounce beachfront (audio)
: a strip of land that fronts a beach

Examples of beachfront in a Sentence

We went for a walk along the beachfront. the town's beachfront extends for more than a mile
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The feud had started a year earlier, when Romario opened a bar on the Rio beachfront. Jack Lang, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 Downtown residents and business owners say the additional security has reduced crime along the beachfront, the Oceanside Transit Center, the Pier Amphitheater, and the Junior Seau Beach Community Center. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025 This Travel + Leisure World’s Best Hall of Fame resort is set on five acres, with 453 guestrooms and suites across five buildings on the Waikiki beachfront. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024 After 44 years on the Santa Monica beachfront, the American Film Market has upped its stakes and is heading to Vegas. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beachfront 

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beachfront was in 1869

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“Beachfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beachfront. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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