seafront en · NOUN
Etymology
From sea + front.
Meanings
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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:
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The waterfront of a seaside town.
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:Near-synonym: oceanfront
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seafronts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Hypernyms
waterfront · front · place · location
Synonyms
Translations (6)
it lungomare (town waterfront) · bg крайбрежна улица (town waterfront) · nn sjøfront (town waterfront) · el προκυμαία (town waterfront) · nb sjøfront (town waterfront) · es malecón (town waterfront)