Definition of waterfront
: land, land with buildings, or a section of a town fronting or abutting on a body of water
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Montana once united the community to change zoning laws, which prevented commercial development from being built along the waterfront in Meredith.
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The major hotels along the waterfront are not opposed to the country festival as a pilot program and are requesting information in advance to help minimize impacts on their guests, according to the staff report.
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In the early 1990s, Trump partnered with Ganim during Ganim’s first stint as Bridgeport’s mayor to push a waterfront casino development in the city.
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The triangular plaque has long sat in the corner of the plaza in front of Roundhouse One, also known as the Beltline Roundhouse, which was built in 1913 for trains running along the waterfront.
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More than 200,000 people are expected for the celebration, which includes a parade along the waterfront Saturday night and a street festival on Sunday.
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During his stroll Monday along the glittering Singapore waterfront, crowds yelled Kim's name and jostled to take pictures, and the North Korean leader posed for a selfie with Singapore officials.
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The blaze sent a plume of black smoke towering in the sky that was visible along San Francisco's waterfront Saturday.
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That doesn’t mean anyone is considering putting a halt to waterfront development, despite projections that Boston Harbor could rise three feet — enough to make flooding routine throughout large swaths of the city — by the 2070s.
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First Known Use of waterfront
1766
WATERFRONT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of waterfront for English Language Learners
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: the land or the part of a town next to the water of an ocean, lake, etc.
WATERFRONT Defined for Kids
Definition of waterfront for Students
: land that borders on a body of water
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