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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Some of the money was allegedly used to pay for two Yorba Linda mansions and a waterfront condominium in Huntington Beach, the indictment alleges.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Vasastan This waterfront home, located on the island of Stora Essingen, was built by furniture designer Mattias Stenberg.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Some roads and low-lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes adjacent to the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
The waterfront would be transformed into a large marina, with piers and floating docks off the shore by the old Flipper Dolphin lagoon theater and wrapping around most of the waterfront, along with racks for storing smaller boats on land and heavy machinery depositing them in the water as needed.
—Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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City News Service, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Vasastan This waterfront home, located on the island of Stora Essingen, was built by furniture designer Mattias Stenberg.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Some roads and low-lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes adjacent to the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
The waterfront would be transformed into a large marina, with piers and floating docks off the shore by the old Flipper Dolphin lagoon theater and wrapping around most of the waterfront, along with racks for storing smaller boats on land and heavy machinery depositing them in the water as needed.
—Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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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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