English Explanatory Dictionary

waterfront

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The land alongside a body of water.
  2. The dockland district of a town.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

waterfront waterfronts

Etymology

From water + front.

Derived words

cover the waterfront

Translations

Bulgarian: брегова линия Chinese Mandarin: 沿岸 Finnish: vesiraja Finnish: ranta Georgian: პორტი Hungarian: vízpart Italian: fronte mare Polish: wybrzeże Portuguese: beira-mar Portuguese: beira-rio Spanish: línea de costa Spanish: costanera Spanish: malecón Spanish: rambla Spanish: ribera Spanish: litoral
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