: the waterfront of a seaside place

Examples of seafront in a Sentence

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Hotel Vis-a-Vis is located on a scenic promontory affording views of both of Sestri’s seafronts. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 King Charles also attended a garden party on the grounds of Government House, meeting with local farmers and cultural representatives, and visited the Douglas Promenade, the main seafront walkway of the Manx capital. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Pieces of drone wing littered the sandy beach along the hotel’s seafront, while on the entrance side, a crater marked the spot where the Shahed slammed into the ground, blasting out the hotel’s windows and glass entrance. Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 Set the scene Morea House’s contemporary, angular facade faces right out onto the beach from where the lively V&A Waterfront is a 20-minute drive north, with Sea Point, another popular stretch of seafront, just 11 minutes away by car. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seafront

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seafront was in 1878

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“Seafront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafront. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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