sea front

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noun

an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.

Origin of sea front

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby sea front

sea fire, sea floor spreading, sea foam, sea fox, sea fret, sea front, sea gate, sea gauge, sea gooseberry, sea grant college, sea grape

Words related to seafront

shore, coast, waterfront, bank, strand, shingle, seaside, oceanfront, seaboard, littoral, ledge, embankment, levee, edge, reef, beach, cliff, lakeshore, cay, lakeside

Example sentences from the Web for seafront

  • In Benghazi itself, men hang off a seafront wall, clapping and singing boisterously out of tune.

    Benghazi: Libya's Liberated City |Babak Dehghanpisheh |February 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

  • The upper part of the town had grown more calm, but from the seafront came frightful shrieks.

    Naples Past and Present |Arthur H. Norway

  • Of course, I only saw the seafront, and it was upon the land side that the attack was made.

    A Knight of the White Cross |G.A. Henty

  • His walk extended from the hotel door to a seat on the seafront opposite.

    The Divine Fire |May Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for seafront

seafront
/ (ˈsiːˌfrʌnt) /

noun

a built-up area facing the sea