Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

waterfront

[waw-ter-fruhnt, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌfrʌnt, ˈwɒt ər- /






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The amendment would require the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners to annually allocate a portion of the harbor’s operating income to investments in waterfront public access projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In 2021, the star staked out an East Coast perch, picking up a Brooklyn waterfront condo in the stunning Quay building, the New York Post reported.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

It started regaining some lost ground that decade as developers set out to revive the waterfront.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Amazon Music and A.I.-focused ecommerce startups Queen One and Autonomous Technologies all set up shop at a Williamsburg waterfront building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Out the window, Jackson could see straight down the street to the waterfront.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis

It sparked a craze where people flocked to places like parks, waterfronts and shopping malls in the hope of catching Pokémon.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

“In the next decade, New York’s waterfronts are going to look very different.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

In Nashville; Charlotte, N.C., and Tulsa, Okla., city and county governments have successfully enacted effective floodplain zoning, relocating homes and converting waterfronts to public open space.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023

Research in recent years has shown that building walls along some waterfronts deflects the water elsewhere, causing damage.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022

As the nation baked under the unrelenting sun, and violence spread along the docks and waterfronts of the West, the national political dialogue also grew heated that summer.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com