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oceanfront

[ oh-shuh n-fruhnt ]

/ ˈoʊ ʃənˌfrʌnt /

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noun

the land along the shore of an ocean.

adjective

pertaining to or located on such land: an oceanfront condominium.

Origin of oceanfront

First recorded in 1930–35; ocean + front

Words nearby oceanfront

ocean springs, ocean sunfish, ocean-going, oceanarium, oceanaut, oceanfront, oceangoing, oceania, oceanian, oceanic, oceanic crust

Example sentences from the Web for oceanfront

The property has more than 1,200 feet of oceanfront and a 35-acre fresh-water pond.

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Oceanfront land is also the main selling point for Copper Beach Farm, the 50-acre property for sale in Greenwich, Conn.

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Is there somewhere else that the government could put an oceanfront training facility?

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Reeger, 64, had lived in the oceanfront community of Long Beach for nearly three decades.

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"This is who he is," Toback says from an oceanfront hotel suite in Los Angeles, surrounded by plates of shrimp.

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