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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Some roads and low-lying property including parking lots, parks and lawns near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The project also calls for several banquet rooms, as well as a 6-foot-wide waterfront walkway, open to the public during business hours, that traverses the perimeter of the property.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
As the bar’s name suggests, it’s located along the waterfront in the Florida Panhandle, near the Alabama border.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
San Francisco’s waterfront was reimagined last weekend as both stage and summit.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The project also calls for several banquet rooms, as well as a 6-foot-wide waterfront walkway, open to the public during business hours, that traverses the perimeter of the property.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
As the bar’s name suggests, it’s located along the waterfront in the Florida Panhandle, near the Alabama border.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
San Francisco’s waterfront was reimagined last weekend as both stage and summit.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Waterfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterfront. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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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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