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
Then, a resident on Lake Sammamish spotted Alice in their yard along the waterfront and quickly reached out to the zoo.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 24 May 2025
The plan was to sail south down the East River and out of New York Harbor, with a stop along the Brooklyn waterfront to refuel before heading out to sea.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Former Pittsburg Councilmember Shanelle Scales-Preston, who is also Black, currently serves as the supervisor for District 5, which now stretches along the county’s northern waterfront from Hercules to north Antioch.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The smell of pyro filled the air, with clouds of blue fog visible from the club’s new home on Liverpool’s waterfront a couple of miles away.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 24 May 2025
The plan was to sail south down the East River and out of New York Harbor, with a stop along the Brooklyn waterfront to refuel before heading out to sea.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Former Pittsburg Councilmember Shanelle Scales-Preston, who is also Black, currently serves as the supervisor for District 5, which now stretches along the county’s northern waterfront from Hercules to north Antioch.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The smell of pyro filled the air, with clouds of blue fog visible from the club’s new home on Liverpool’s waterfront a couple of miles away.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for waterfront
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfront
Noun
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The greatest storm coverage is expected from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is a moderate risk of life-threatening rip currents at all area beaches.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Immerse yourself in nature at Sandals Saint Vincent Lush forests and white-sand beaches surround the newest member of the Sandals family, Sandals Saint Vincent.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Seas are forecast to rise from 8 inches to 23 inches along the nation’s coasts by 2050, with the higher increases along the northern Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Most Maya people moved from cities to villages, many along the peninsula’s coast, after there were no more inland cities to try to make a life in.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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“Waterfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfront. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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