waterfront
noun/ˈwɔtərfrʌnt/
Frequency rank: #7,184 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the part of a town or city that is next to an area of water such as a river, lake, or the sea.
Example sentence
We spent the afternoon walking along the waterfront and watching the boats go by.
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