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seafront

seafront noun: the seashore, the coast.

Noun

seafront (plural seafronts)

  1. The seashore, the coast.
    • Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell.2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in The Guardian
  2. The waterfront of a seaside town.
    • Near-synonym: oceanfront
    • A new £3.6 million footbridge has reconnected residents of Cleethorpes with the seafront, after the level crossing was closed in April 2019 for safety reasons.2022 April 6, “Network News: Seafront bridge at Cleethorpes”, in RAIL, number 954, page 14
    Synonyms:
    oceanfront

Synonyms of seafront

Forms of seafront

pluralseafronts

Origin of seafront

From sea + front.

Questions about seafront

What does seafront mean?
Seafront means the seashore, the coast.
What part of speech is seafront?
Seafront is a noun.
What is the plural of seafront?
The plural of seafront is seafronts.

Words near seafront in the dictionary

  1. Seaford
  2. Seafords
  3. Seaforth
  4. seafowl
  5. seafowls
  6. seafront
  7. seafronts
  8. seaful
  9. SEAG
  10. seagan
  11. seagans

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