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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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo arrives at a Holy Mass on Beirut's waterfront Tuesday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
His waterfront renewal is also something of a personal reinvention.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
The city also offered a magnificent fifty-five-acre waterfront site at Howard Terminal.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 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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