waterfront
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərfrʌnt/
:
frente marítimo
- Families gathered at the waterfront park to enjoy picnics and watch the boats passing by.
- a waterfront property
- waterfront workers
- waterfront work
You seen one on the waterfront, the scene with Eva Marie St.
- You seen one on the waterfront, the scene with Eva Marie St.
- It's the strip of the waterfront, which is, you know, going to be quite expensive condos.
- There are transactions, for instance, in the new hotel on the relatively new hotel on the waterfront.
- So it was, I think it was the, it was the, the naval security people went to, went to the mob who ran the waterfront.
- I was walking in on a waterfront, I believe in Sydney, Australia.
Examples
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- We were thinking we would take you guys down to the waterfront.
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The new restaurant offers stunning views of the harbor from its waterfront location.
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However, such actions have had a serious impact on the value of waterfront property.
Academic text (1992) -
I was walking in on a waterfront, I believe in Sydney, Australia.
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When were you at the waterfront?
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Tension pervaded the New York waterfront yesterday.
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It's on an estuary of the San Francisco Bay, and most of the waterfront property is devoted to restaurants.
Fiction book (1991) -
We had a pleasant stroll along the waterfront while eating a refreshing gelato.
Academic text (1999) -
Indeed, many Asian cities have sent representatives around the world to learn from waterfront redevelopment schemes and other megaprojects.
Academic text (1998) -
We enjoyed a lovely evening stroll along the waterfront as the sun set over the water.
Synonyms
506
1.0
The land beside the sea or ocean
441
1.0
Land at the edge of a sea or lake
42
4.8
The part of a country along the coast with beaches and towns
39
1.1
An area near the sea where people go for holidays
14
1.0
Land at the edge of the sea with sand or rocks
7
3.4
An area next to a dock where boats are loaded or unloaded
7
3.2
Land next to a bay
5
2.3
Land next to a beach with houses and shops
2
3.2
Land along the edge of a river or lake
2
2.3
The area by the sea in a town or city where people walk and visit shops
1
3.0
The area right next to the ocean where it meets the shore
1
4.8
The area next to the water by a dock where people walk or load ships
1
3.6
Land at the edge of a lake or the sea
1
1.1
Land next to the sea or ocean
1
3.4
Land next to water like a lake or sea
1
3.4
An area of land next to a body of water
1
3.4
Land near the sea with beaches and often cliffs
1
6.4
A place name for an area or community by the sea
Beside a wharf describing buildings or areas by the dock
An area of a city by water where ships load and unload and now has homes and offices
Next to a river, describing buildings or areas
Area next to a canal where people walk or sit
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waterfront is made from water and front, where front here means 'the side that faces something'. So a waterfront is the 'front' of a town next to the water, which is why it means the part of a city by the sea, river, or docks.