Definitions

waterfront

[waw-ter-fruhnt, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌfrʌnt, ˈwɒt ər- /

NOUN

bank

Synonyms

STRONG

beach cay cliff coast edge embankment lakefront lakeshore lakeside ledge levee oceanfront reef riverside seaboard seafront shore strand

WEAK

riverfront seabank streamside

NOUN

beach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coast shore

STRONG

bank lakeshore lakeside littoral margin oceanfront seaboard seafront seashore seaside shingle strand

NOUN

seashore

Synonyms

STRONG

bank coast littoral oceanfront seaboard seafront seaside shingle shore strand

NOUN

shore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bank beach border coast riverbank sand seaboard seashore

STRONG

brim brink coastland embankment lakeshore lakeside littoral margin riverside sands seacoast shingle strand

Antonyms

STRONG

center interior middle

WEAK

inland

Example Sentences

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Waterfront experience with ticket: $5 per ticket, with VIP options available.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The team used advanced near-atomic imaging at the Pacific Northwest Cryo-EM Center on OHSU's South Waterfront campus.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

It turns out the city’s director of parks, Jason Kronsberg, is my second cousin, whom I arranged to meet for the first time at Waterfront Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Lionel Duke had a cardiac arrest during the On The Waterfront festival at Liverpool's Pier Head in June.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Remember Terry Malloy, the tormented former boxer played by Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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