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
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(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)