waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfrənt 
ˈwä-
: land, land with buildings, or a section of a town fronting or abutting on a body of water
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Dinky wooden fishing boats supply the lively waterfront restaurants, but the thing to order is the crispy roast suckling pig at Café Synantisi, which has been a local hangout for generations.
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Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
The waterfront views are especially captivating, providing a backdrop of rugged coastline and serene harbors.
—Ashley Rossi, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Alex Del Sordo bought the Hard Yacht Cafe, a more than 30-year-old waterfront restaurant with its own small marina, just 10 days before the Dali, a Singaporean cargo ship, smashed into the bridge on March 26, killing two workers and leaving four others presumed dead.
—Emily Pandise, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
The string of barrier islands runs from the North Carolina-Virginia border to Ocracoke Island, made up of a long list of historical sites, waterfront restaurants, campgrounds, light stations open to climbers and the infamous wild horses roaming the islands.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2024
The former tended to see education as a key to escaping poverty, whereas the latter
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The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge is impacting the livelihoods of dockworkers and small waterfront businesses alike.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Eagle’s huge new waterfront restaurant is taking reservations March 28, 2024 4:08 PM
This story was originally published March 29, 2024, 5:00 AM.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
In September 2023, a fire at the Dip Net Restaurant destroyed it and two of her other waterfront businesses: the general store and an art gallery, where works by N.C. Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth were lost.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Occupying prime waterfront real estate in The Wharf, the city’s newest development along the Potomac River, the Pendry D.C. offers guests a front-row seat to all the happenings in this trendy district.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
The waterfront views are especially captivating, providing a backdrop of rugged coastline and serene harbors.
—Ashley Rossi, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Alex Del Sordo bought the Hard Yacht Cafe, a more than 30-year-old waterfront restaurant with its own small marina, just 10 days before the Dali, a Singaporean cargo ship, smashed into the bridge on March 26, killing two workers and leaving four others presumed dead.
—Emily Pandise, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
The string of barrier islands runs from the North Carolina-Virginia border to Ocracoke Island, made up of a long list of historical sites, waterfront restaurants, campgrounds, light stations open to climbers and the infamous wild horses roaming the islands.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2024
The former tended to see education as a key to escaping poverty, whereas the latter
Picture Show
The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge is impacting the livelihoods of dockworkers and small waterfront businesses alike.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Eagle’s huge new waterfront restaurant is taking reservations March 28, 2024 4:08 PM
This story was originally published March 29, 2024, 5:00 AM.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
In September 2023, a fire at the Dip Net Restaurant destroyed it and two of her other waterfront businesses: the general store and an art gallery, where works by N.C. Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth were lost.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Occupying prime waterfront real estate in The Wharf, the city’s newest development along the Potomac River, the Pendry D.C. offers guests a front-row seat to all the happenings in this trendy district.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
-ˌfrənt
: land or a section of a town bordering on a body of water
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