Meanings
- not comparableOf property or real estate: adjacent to (the shore of) a sound.
This community offers oceanfront and soundfront residences starting in the $ 600,000s.
2007 05, Tabbie Nance, Martha L. Hall, Insiders' Guide North Carolina's Central Coast and New Bern, By the Sea Publications Incorporated, →ISBN2 more examples
The community has some 12 miles of bulk-headed deepwater canals and soundfront lots, all easily accessing Albemarle Sound. Oregon Inlet, the closest ocean inlet, is approximately 25 miles by boat south of Colington Island.
2012 January 10, Karen Bachman, Insiders' Guide® to North Carolina's Outer Banks, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 363Located on the north side of the causeway, this soundfront restaurant is a favorite with families, thanks to all the wildlife visible from the dock and outdoor boardwalks.
2018 May 1, Renee Wright, Explorer's Guide North Carolina's Outer Banks (Third Edition) (Explorer's Complete), The Countryman Press, →ISBN
Origin
From sound + front; compare oceanfront.
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