oceanfront

noun

ocean·​front ˈō-shən-ˌfrənt How to pronounce oceanfront (audio)
: a shore area on the ocean

Examples of oceanfront in a Sentence

They built a house on the oceanfront.
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Choose from suites with a variety of views (resort, lagoon, and oceanfront) as well as private one- and two-bedroom casitas. Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025 Properties range from affordable inland homes to luxury oceanfront villas. Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Remember the landmark oceanfront shack Dania Beach Grill? Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 He was found alone, an apparent suicide, in an oceanfront room on the second floor of a closed and shuttered Miami Beach hotel. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oceanfront

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oceanfront was in 1858

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“Oceanfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oceanfront. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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