seafront

noun

sea·​front ˈsē-ˌfrənt How to pronounce seafront (audio)
: the waterfront of a seaside place

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Not everyone can buy premium real estate in the best locations, but anyone can rent a seafront apartment for a month. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Las Paz has a beautiful seafront promenade, and some of the top beaches in the area are Balandra Beach and Ensenada Beach, which is a secluded beach only reachable by boat. Mariette Williams, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024 The festival will take place on the Southsea seafront on Aug 22-24, 2025 and will be the 13th edition of the event which began in 2011. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024 That bombing destroyed an entire block on Beirut’s seafront and killed 23 people. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seafront 

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seafront was in 1878

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“Seafront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafront. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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