beachfront

[ beech-fruhnt ]

noun

1. land fronting on a beach.

adjective

1. located on or adjacent to a beach:

   beachfront property.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beachfront¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; beach + front

Example Sentences

Their ability to live in different habitats, whether it be the sea or a beachfront or parking lot or a rooftop.

From Salon

At his Mar-a-Lago meeting with the oil barons and a later beachfront rally in New Jersey, Trump promised he would stop federal support for wind power.

From Los Angeles Times

On climate change, Walz attacked Trump for calling it a “hoax” in the past and for suggesting that rising ocean levels will provide more beachfront property.

From Los Angeles Times

What the city and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Malibu/Los Hills station want are speed cameras, another tool that they contend will decrease driver’s speeds in the beachfront community.

From Los Angeles Times

Along the city’s shore, waters could rise nearly 2 feet by 2050 — making beachfront property something of an insurance and logistical nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times