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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Österlen This two-bedroom home is waterfront living at its finest.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026
Launch your canoe, kayak or paddle board from the landing located near the waterfront deck.
—Alexandra Maloney
june 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Following a massive fire at the scrap yard in February 2025 that led to voluntary evacuations and took more than six hours to contain, EMR committed to investing more than $6 million into the Camden community and waterfront.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Tech companies have also scouted for East Bay industrial buildings, including artificial intelligence upstart OpenAI, which leased a Richmond building near one of that city’s waterfronts.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026
Launch your canoe, kayak or paddle board from the landing located near the waterfront deck.
—Alexandra Maloney
june 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Following a massive fire at the scrap yard in February 2025 that led to voluntary evacuations and took more than six hours to contain, EMR committed to investing more than $6 million into the Camden community and waterfront.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Tech companies have also scouted for East Bay industrial buildings, including artificial intelligence upstart OpenAI, which leased a Richmond building near one of that city’s waterfronts.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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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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