waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfrənt 
ˈwä-
: land, land with buildings, or a section of a town fronting or abutting on a body of water
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Walk to the waterfront where the Rhone River flows flat and fast and cross the handsome pedestrian/bicycle only Passerelle Marc-Seguin wooden suspension bridge.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Starting at Pioneer Courthouse Square, the teams work outward, pushing the crows toward the South Park Blocks and the waterfront.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
This is reportedly the third consecutive year that the Bidens have stayed at the waterfront Abram’s Point home of Rubenstein, who is also the co-founder of the Carlyle Group Inc., a private equity, asset management and financial services firm.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The Maysles, God bless them, covered the waterfront.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Starting at Pioneer Courthouse Square, the teams work outward, pushing the crows toward the South Park Blocks and the waterfront.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
This is reportedly the third consecutive year that the Bidens have stayed at the waterfront Abram’s Point home of Rubenstein, who is also the co-founder of the Carlyle Group Inc., a private equity, asset management and financial services firm.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The Maysles, God bless them, covered the waterfront.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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waterfront
noun
wa·ter·front
-ˌfrənt
: land or a section of a town bordering on a body of water
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