noun
Meaning 1
The seashore, the coast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
seafront
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noun
Meaning 2
The waterfront of a seaside town.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: oceanfront
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oceanfront
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waterfront, front, place, location
noun
Meaning 3
the waterfront of a seaside town
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waterfront
History
Etymology
From sea + front.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: крайбрежна улица (krajbrežna ulica) — town waterfront
- Greek: προκυμαία (prokymaía) — town waterfront
- Italian: lungomare — town waterfront
- Norwegian Bokmål: sjøfront — town waterfront
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøfront — town waterfront
- Spanish: malecón — town waterfront