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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beachfront en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbit͡ʃˌfɹʌnt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach English front English beachfront From beach + front.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
    • As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes. 2025 June 11, Oliver Wainwright, “‘Made for sex’: the hedonistic party palaces of New York’s Fire Island – and the blond bombshell who made them”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:

Relateds

shorefront · soundfront · oceanfront

Translations (1)

fi ranta- (located on a beach)

beachfront en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbit͡ʃˌfɹʌnt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach English front English beachfront From beach + front.

Meanings

  1. The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.

Forms

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beachfronts Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (3)

fi ranta (land alongside a beach) · pt balneário (land alongside a beach) · fi rannan puoli (land alongside a beach)