harbourfront

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noun

The area that fronts on a harbor

UncommonScrabble 20

Meanings

nounharbourfront (plural harbourfronts)

plural harbourfronts · alternative harborfront

  1. CanadaUKThe area that fronts on a harbor

    Construction of new wave deck near harbourfront well underway.

    2009 February 27, Vanessa Lu, “Chirpy Miller joins Twitter craze”, in Toronto Star
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    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

Origin

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APA

harbourfront. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harbourfront

MLA

“harbourfront.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harbourfront. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harbourfront,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harbourfront.

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