waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
| \ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfrənt
, ˈwä-\
, ˈwä-\
Definition of waterfront
: land, land with buildings, or a section of a town fronting or abutting on a body of water
Examples of waterfront in a Sentence
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The attack on Kosarian and two other incidents on the waterfront prompted Breed to beef up police foot patrols and social services outreach along the Embarcadero. — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, "Mental health advocates worry wrong lessons learned from case of Embarcadero attack," 27 Aug. 2019 Take a walk on the waterfront between the sculpture park and Pike Place Market. — Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News, "Everyone’s got their go-to Seattle spots. Here are a few more.," 24 Aug. 2019 Costs are $65 to $70 a night for RVs to park on the waterfront of the Chesapeake Bay. — John-john Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, "With a pool and grocery store, Bar Harbor RV Park & Marina in Abingdon isn’t just a campground," 22 Aug. 2019 Some of the downtown’s largest retailers —from Starbucks to Nordstrom to the Portland Apple Store — closed in anticipation of right- and left-wing groups converging on the waterfront. — oregonlive.com, "Portland’s Proud Boys, antifa protests cost downtown biz $3M, group says," 21 Aug. 2019 The situation vexes Cengage chief executive Michael Hansen, whose company just moved into fancy new digs on the South Boston waterfront two months ago. — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston textbook publisher’s merger faces antitrust criticism," 16 Aug. 2019 Both people on the waterfront and people in landlocked areas can greatly benefit from that experience. — Georgia Frances King, Quartz, "Are aquariums moral? It’s complicated, says Jacques Cousteau’s grandson," 16 Aug. 2019 Iskele Restaurant, meanwhile, serves delicious Mediterranean fare and Sahil Bar mixes cocktails on the waterfront. — Chris Leadbeater, National Geographic, "Discover Turkey’s under-the-radar seaside paradise," 14 Aug. 2019 The East Windsor project has remained stalled, and a plan by MGM to build a $675 million casino complex on Bridgeport’s waterfront never received approval by the legislature. — Christopher Keating, courant.com, "XL Center could be sold to tribes under new proposal that would add gambling in Hartford," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waterfront.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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waterfront
noun
English Language Learners Definition of waterfront
: the land or the part of a town next to the water of an ocean, lake, etc.
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waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
| \ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfrənt
, ˈwä-\
, ˈwä-\
Kids Definition of waterfront
: land that borders on a body of water
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