seafront
nounEtymology From sea + front.
1
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:
2
The waterfront of a seaside town.
- Near-synonym: oceanfront
- 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: