beachfront

noun

beach·front ˈbēch-ˌfrənt

Synonyms of beachfront

: a strip of land that fronts a beach

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beach

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Examples of beachfront in a Sentence

We went for a walk along the beachfront. the town's beachfront extends for more than a mile

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Young and old trickled in and out of a Catholic church in Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana neighborhood, where army trucks dotted the beachfront. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Lula was eventually convicted of corruption and money laundering in Curitiba in 2017, in a case involving a luxury beachfront apartment prosecutors alleged builder OAS had promised him for favors. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Advertisement No end to the season could have been more apt than Joanne and Noah pledging their eternal love while, in a gorgeous beachfront rental just steps away, their parents and siblings tear each other apart. — Judy Berman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 New Skydance content sales chief David Decker was all smiles at the WBD stand, able to look over and see his new Paramount colleagues just along the beachfront. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beachfront

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beachfront was in 1869

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