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

Examples of waterfront in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The book — a classic collection of New York City waterfront stories by Joseph Mitchell — will be re-issued with a new cover and illustrations and a new introduction by Safdie. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

Google cofounder Larry Page has quietly—or loudly—joined the billionaire exodus from California, shifting businesses east and dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s Coconut Grove in a move that looks strikingly similar to Jeff Bezos’ relocation playbook. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026

The original lease, which last year was extended to 2049, encompassed four acres of waterfront land and called for two restaurants to be built there by the end of 2008. —Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026

But things on the waterfront are always complicated. —Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waterfront

• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• blunt
• brunt

Kids Definition

waterfront

noun

wa·​ter·​front -ˌfrənt 

: land or a section of a town bordering on a body of water