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[ waw-ter-fruhnt, wot-er- ] / ˈwɔ tərˌfrʌnt, ˈwɒt ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waterfront ON THESAURUS.COM
nounland on the edge of a body of water. a part of a city or town on such land; wharf or dock section. a container placed before a stove to heat water. Origin of waterfrontAn Americanism dating back to 1760–70; water + front Words nearby waterfrontWaterford glass, water for injection, water fountain, waterfowl, waterfowler, waterfront, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water glass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waterfrontVenetians sip their coffee in quiet squares and walk their dogs along the waterfront with nary a tourist in sight. After the Wedding: George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The vision for the waterfront restaurant (which has yet to name a chef) is boathouse-chic. Celebrities, Take Note: Anguilla Is Back From the Brink|Debra A. Klein|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST After HUAC and Waterfront, he writes of his exhaustion and doubts. Elia Kazan Was a Brilliant, Needy Pen Pal|Caryn James|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Lennon had got the sailing bug on Long Island where he and Ono had a house on the waterfront. How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His new novel, The Big Crowd, is set amidst the violence and corruption of the crime-ridden New York waterfront of the 1940s. Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Live In: Kevin Baker’s New York|Allen Barra|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST But when the ammunition was gone, she tried to leave him, which resulted in the incident by the waterfront. “The waterfront is strictly guarded now,” the reporter told Penny. Signal in the Dark|Mildred A. Wirt So we find the plant along the Brooklyn waterfront occupying an area of a dozen city blocks. All About Coffee|William H. Ukers Yet, as I strolled along its waterfront, I had the uncomfortable feeling that I was being watched by many pairs of unseen eyes. Where the Strange Trails Go Down|E. Alexander Powell Back of the waterfront were shipfitting shops and living quarters. The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
British Dictionary definitions for waterfront
nounthe area of a town or city alongside a body of water, such as a harbour or dockyard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with waterfront
see cover the field (waterfront). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to waterfrontbeach, coast, seashore, border, bank, sand, seaboard, riverbank, shore, strand, shingle, seaside, oceanfront, littoral, seafront, ledge, embankment, levee, edge, reef |