oceanfront

[ oh-shuhn-fruhnt ]

noun

1. the land along the shore of an ocean.

adjective

1. pertaining to or located on such land:

   an oceanfront condominium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oceanfront¹

First recorded in 1930–35; ocean + front

Example Sentences

The oceanfront apartment was supposed to be a fresh start for the Nirs, who had recently relocated from Atlanta to join the thriving Jewish community.

From Washington Post

Experts on sea level rise and climate change caution that it is too soon to speculate if rising seas helped destabilize the oceanfront condo.

From Washington Post

The course boasts the most oceanfront holes, 10, of any in the northern hemisphere, and if you stood and gazed out at the ocean, you would find it hard to imagine it overtaking the Ocean Course.

From Washington Post

We had hoped as much when we booked the oceanfront home in the southwest community of Kihei on the Vrbo website.

From Washington Post

“It’s created a situation where that beach now has just become a private beach for the people who live on the water,” said Chris Dodds, who lives back from the oceanfront lots.

From ProPublica

The property has more than 1,200 feet of oceanfront and a 35-acre fresh-water pond.

From The Daily Beast

Oceanfront land is also the main selling point for Copper Beach Farm, the 50-acre property for sale in Greenwich, Conn.

From The Daily Beast

It's land—preferably oceanfront land—and preferably lots of it.

From The Daily Beast

Is there somewhere else that the government could put an oceanfront training facility?

From The Daily Beast

The successful oceanfront Arverne-by-the-Sea development can serve as a model and keystone community.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• coast
• shore
• waterfront