waterfront
pronunciation
How to pronounce waterfront in British English:
UK [ˈwɔ:təfrʌnt]
How to pronounce waterfront in American English:
US [ˈwɔtərfrʌnt]
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- Noun:
- the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
Word Origin
- waterfront (n.)
- also water-front, 1834, American English, from water (n.1) + front (n.). To cover the waterfront "deal with thoroughly" is attested from 1913; I Cover the Waterfront was a 1932 best-seller by San Diego newspaperman Max Miller.
Example
- 1. Likewise , blocks of half-built luxury flats stand half-finished along the waterfront .
- 2. He alluded to their fleeting waterfront romance in his notebooks and in his autobiography .
- 3. The city , in the words of marlon brando in on the waterfront , " coulda been a contender " .
- 4. In the west end , murrayfield is popular , and while the district of leith has definitely come into its own down by the waterfront , the area around leith links is getting more attention .
- 5. Once lined with factories the city 's waterfront has been given over to parks .