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

For a few seconds the other tower held, smoke and sky suddenly between them, and then 12 floors of beachfront homes collapsed.

From Washington Post

Completed in 1981, the building boasted luxury amenities and beachfront access.

From Washington Post

They lived in a 40-year-old beachfront building that offered views of the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, of sunrise and sunset.

From Washington Post

The problem that I have is what is authorized to be developed in this beachfront property and whether it complies with the vision that we as a community have developed.

From Time

Her hedonistic lifestyle, beamed out to the world from her beachfront estate on Mustique, and her openly sexual relationship with a younger man had turned the British populace against her.

From Washington Post

When Lenzner arrives, he finds a heavily fortified beachfront estate with armed guards walking the perimeter.

From The Daily Beast

The beachfront town of Wildwood doesn't want you shirtless, either.

From The Daily Beast

John Edwards was viewed as too slick by half, his beachfront mansion belying his stated position as a champion of the downtrodden.

From The Daily Beast

She also spends time at her nearby ranch in Abiquiu and beachfront house in Malibu.

From The Daily Beast

The reason is much simpler that that: there's more stuff in the way, especially beachfront property.

From The Daily Beast