seafront

See also: sea-front

English

Etymology

From sea +‎ front.

Noun

seafront (plural seafronts)

  1. The seashore, the coast.
    • 2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 October 2026:
      Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell.
  2. The waterfront of a seaside town.
    Hypernyms: waterfront < front < place, location
    Coordinate terms: lakefront, riverfront
    Near-synonym: oceanfront
    • 2022 April 6, “Network News: Seafront bridge at Cleethorpes”, in RAIL, number 954, page 14:
      A new £3.6 million footbridge has reconnected residents of Cleethorpes with the seafront, after the level crossing was closed in April 2019 for safety reasons.

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