shorefront

noun

shore·​front ˈshȯr-ˌfrənt How to pronounce shorefront (audio)
Synonyms of shorefrontnext
: land along a shore
specifically : beachfront

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And both suggested staying at the shorefront Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, which is among the nicer properties in the area. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media. Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025 The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor. Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 For a more secluded experience, head to St. Andrews State Park, which has 1½ miles of pristine shorefront that isn’t lined with hotels and buildings. Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025 Although Winnetka would hardly be the first affluent community where private residents have been accused of monopolizing water access (see Malibu, East Hampton, Nantucket, and Half Moon Bay), few places in America are more touchy about their shorefront than Chicago. Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024 And in 2018, the Christies bought a multimillion-dollar shorefront home in Bay Head, one of the more exclusive towns on the Jersey Shore. Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 June 2023 Camping from $10, cabins from $30 Thatch Caye Resort Occupying the shorefront of a private island 30 minutes off the coast of Dangriga, this resort hosts just 30 guests at a time. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shorefront was in 1919

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“Shorefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shorefront. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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