Meaning & use
beachfront
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Meanings
nounsingular
The area of land directly next to a beach, often with a road or buildings along it.
Grammar: Often used with 'the': We walked along the beachfront.
Patterns
- on the beachfront
- along the beachfront
The hotel is right on the beachfront, so you can walk straight onto the sand.
They strolled along the beachfront and watched the sunset.
Several cafés line the beachfront in the summer.
adjectivebefore a noun
Located directly beside or facing a beach.
Grammar: Comes before a noun: a beachfront apartment; not usually after 'be': The apartment is beachfront (less common).
Patterns
- beachfront property
- beachfront hotel
They bought a beachfront house with a view of the ocean.
Beachfront hotels are always more expensive in peak season.
The beachfront restaurant serves fresh seafood.
Common combinations
- beachfront property
- Beachfront property is a good investment in this area.
- beachfront hotel
- We stayed at a beachfront hotel in Miami.
- on the beachfront
- There's a new café on the beachfront.
- beachfront view
- The room has a lovely beachfront view.
Synonyms and how they differ
- seafront
- Seafront is broader; it can mean the part of a town facing the sea, even without a sandy beach.
- waterfront
- Waterfront means land next to any water (river, lake, harbor), not specifically a beach.
Commonly confused: beachfront or seafront?
beachfront vs seafront
Seafront often refers to a town's promenade or road by the sea, not necessarily a sandy beach. Beachfront specifically means next to a beach.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'beachfront' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Beachfront' is an adjective or noun meaning next to a beach. Option 0 uses it correctly as an adjective before 'hotel'. The others misuse it as a verb or noun in the wrong sense.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “beachfront”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.