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SEEFR-unt/ˈsiːfrʌnt/

The seafront is the road, pavement, and buildings that face the sea in a coastal town: hotels, arcades, chip shops, and a promenade. The beach is the sand or pebbles; the seafront is the built strip. Collocation: on the seafront; a seafront hotel. Often the seafront as a place.

Meaning

The road and buildings along the edge of the sea in a town.

Examples

• “We walked along the seafront and bought chips.”
• “We could not park on the seafront in August, so we used the multi-storey.”
• “A row of guest houses lines the seafront above the pebble beach.”

Good to know

the seafront. Contrast: the beach / the promenade. on the seafront.

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