beachfront

beach·front

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [beech-fruhnt]
- /ˈbitʃˌfrʌnt/
- /ˈbiːtʃ.frʌnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beech-fruhnt]
- /ˈbitʃˌfrʌnt/

Definitions of beachfront word

adjective beachfront A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach. 3
adjective beachfront situated overlooking the beach 3
noun beachfront a strip of land bordering on a beach 3
adjective beachfront located next to a beach 3
noun beachfront land fronting on a beach. 1
adjective beachfront located on or adjacent to a beach: beachfront property. 1

See all 11 definitions of beachfront

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Origin of beachfront

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Beachfront

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beachfront

beachfront popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for beachfront

adjective beachfront

waterside — the margin, bank, or shore of a river, lake, ocean, etc.
waterfront — land on the edge of a body of water.

All 2 Synonyms of beachfront