as in beach
the land or the part of a town next to the water of an ocean, lake, etc.
They have evening concerts on the waterfront.
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Recent Examples of waterfront
Come afternoon and evening, the restaurant recreates the mood of an Italian waterfront restaurant on Lake Como.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Their sleek new waterfront stadium, which is costing more than £800million ($977m) and will open its doors in August, is crucial if a club who have been champions of England nine times but spent more recent years fighting relegation are to be restored to their former glories.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Its showroom occupied another floor of that same Oakland waterfront office building.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Where to Stay Gulf Hills Hotel & Resort Beloved by celebrities in the 1950s, this 57-room waterfront property in Ocean Springs was recently restored and reopened.
—Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Their sleek new waterfront stadium, which is costing more than £800million ($977m) and will open its doors in August, is crucial if a club who have been champions of England nine times but spent more recent years fighting relegation are to be restored to their former glories.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Its showroom occupied another floor of that same Oakland waterfront office building.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Where to Stay Gulf Hills Hotel & Resort Beloved by celebrities in the 1950s, this 57-room waterfront property in Ocean Springs was recently restored and reopened.
—Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for waterfront
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“Waterfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfront. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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