shorefront

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noun

The area fronting on a coastline.

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Meanings

nounshorefront (plural shorefronts)

plural shorefronts

  1. The area fronting on a coastline.
adjectiveshorefront (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf property or real estate: adjacent to the shore.

    A small trailer with a sign out front was advertising Beachtown, a New Urbanist community of pastel-colored shorefront homes.

    2007 March 18, Kristina Shevory, “Texans Find Their Own Hamptons Equivalent”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
coastline

Origin

From shore + -front.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shorefront

forefront
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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