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harborfront

harborfront is the alternative form of harbourfront.

Meaning of harbourfront

Noun

harbourfront (plural harbourfronts)

  1. (Canada, UK) The area that fronts on a harbor
    • Jones' Boathouse beside James’ Bay Bridge rented out boats and canoes; many people living along the harbour front had boathouses and boats of their own, for regattas and water sports were one of Victoria's chief attractions.1942, Emily Carr, “Regatta”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC

Forms of harborfront

pluralharborfronts

Origin of harborfront

From harbor + front.

Questions about harborfront

What is harborfront the alternative form of?
Harborfront is the alternative form of harbourfront.

Words near harborfront in the dictionary

  1. harborage
  2. harborages
  3. harbored
  4. harborer
  5. harborers
  6. harborfront
  7. harborfronts
  8. harborful
  9. harborfuls
  10. harboring
  11. harborless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: harborfront (page history and authors); harbourfront (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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