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

Examples of waterfront in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was completed in 1879 near the waterfront in what was, at the time, one of America’s largest ports of entry. —Dominic Pino, National Review, 26 Apr. 2025

And while the palace did not disclose where the couple will be staying during their getaway, there really are plenty of options to choose from, including hotels like the waterfront Tobermory Hotel or the family-run Park Lodge Hotel. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025

With 21 seasons under its belt, ABC’s long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy has pretty much covered the waterfront in terms of topical storylines. —Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025

The 122-acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) is one of the city’s last remaining maritime industrial sites on the waterfront. —Tom Fox, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waterfront

• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• blunt
• brunt

Kids Definition

waterfront

noun

wa·​ter·​front -ˌfrənt 

: land or a section of a town bordering on a body of water