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shorefront

shore·front
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shawr-fruhnt, shohr-]
    • /ˈʃɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈʃoʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shawr-fruhnt, shohr-]
    • /ˈʃɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈʃoʊr-/

Definitions of shorefront word

  • noun shorefront land along a shore. 1
  • adjective shorefront located on such land: shorefront cottages. 1
  • noun shorefront the area on the edge of a body of water 0

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Origin of shorefront

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; shore1 + front

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shorefront

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shorefront popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shorefront usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shorefront

noun shorefront

  • littoral — of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.

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