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I love walking along Leith's waterfront and wandering around some of New Town's beautiful streets and squares, with their gorgeous Georgian architecture.
Dexter Fletcher

Meaning of "waterfront" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERFRONT

waterfront  [ˈwɔːtəˌfrʌnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERFRONT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waterfront is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATERFRONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of waterfront in the English dictionary

The definition of waterfront in the dictionary is the area of a town or city alongside a body of water, such as a harbour or dockyard.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERFRONT


affront
əˈfrʌnt
afront
əˈfrʌnt
battlefront
ˈbætəlˌfrʌnt
beachfront
ˈbiːtʃfrʌnt
bowfront
ˈbəʊfrʌnt
breakfront
ˈbreɪkˌfrʌnt
confront
kənˈfrʌnt
forefront
ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt
front
frʌnt
housefront
ˈhaʊsˌfrʌnt
lakefront
ˈleɪkˌfrʌnt
oceanfront
ˈəʊʃənˌfrʌnt
out-front
aʊtˈfrʌnt
riverfront
ˈrɪvəfrʌnt
seafront
ˈsiːˌfrʌnt
shirtfront
ˈʃɜːtˌfrʌnt
shorefront
ˈʃɔːˌfrʌnt
storefront
ˈstɔːˌfrʌnt
upfront
ˈʌpˈfrʌnt
wavefront
ˈweɪvˌfrʌnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERFRONT

watered
watered silk
watered-down
waterer
waterfall
waterfinder
waterflood
Waterford
waterfowl
waterfowler
Watergate
waterhead
Waterhouse
waterily
wateriness
watering
watering can
watering hole
watering place
watering pot

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERFRONT

Animal Liberation Front
back to front
change front
cold front
eyes front
fly front
home front
isobront
National Front
National Liberation Front
occluded front
Patriotic Front
people´s front
polar front
popular front
Rhodesian Front
shirt front
shop front
up front
warm front

Synonyms and antonyms of waterfront in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «waterfront» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATERFRONT

Find out the translation of waterfront to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of waterfront from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waterfront» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滨水地区
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zona cercana al mar/río
570 millions of speakers

English

waterfront
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الواجهة البحرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

набережной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orla
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরোবর ইত্যাদির সন্নিহিত শহরাঞ্চল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

front de mer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dermaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ufer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海岸通り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해안가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waterfront
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bờ sông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நதிக்கரைக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॉटरफ्रंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

liman bölgesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lungomare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nabrzeże
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

набережній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la malul mării
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προκυμαία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waterfront
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vid vatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannkanten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waterfront

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERFRONT»

The term «waterfront» is very widely used and occupies the 11.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about waterfront

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3 QUOTES WITH «WATERFRONT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waterfront.
1
Dexter Fletcher
I love walking along Leith's waterfront and wandering around some of New Town's beautiful streets and squares, with their gorgeous Georgian architecture.
2
Vincent Frank
As a planning board commissioner, I have to review the applications for development throughout the city, and the bulk of those applications have been for the waterfront. I think the progress the waterfront has made is amazing.
3
Christian Siriano
Well I am from Annapolis Maryland. I went to High school in Baltimore, but I grew up in Annapolis. It was a cute town. We lived on a waterfront community. It was good, even though I don't really fit the preppy boater kind of style.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERFRONT»

Discover the use of waterfront in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waterfront and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reshaping Toronto's Waterfront
Reshaping Toronto's Waterfront is a fundamental resource for understanding the waterfront as a dynamic space that is neither fully tamed nor wholly uncontrolled.
Gene Desfor, Jennefer Laidley, 2011
2
Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan
A rich and impressive work by an undisputed master stylist, Waterfront takes its rightful place next to other literary classics of New York, such as E. B. White’s Here Is New York and Joseph Mitchell’s Up in the Old Hotel.
Phillip Lopate, 2008
3
Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in ...
The union also claimed immigrants from Eastern Europe, as well as many Irish Americans, who had a notorious reputation for racism. _x000B__x000B_This important study is the first book-length examination of how Local 8, affiliated with the ...
Peter Cole, 2007
4
On the Waterfront
With Kazan's death in 2003 and Brando's in 2004, a reappraisalof On the Waterfront is timely and necessary. In this definitive study, Leo Braudy tells the complicated story of the film's production.
Leo Braudy, 2005
5
On the waterfront: the Pulitzer Prize-winning articles that ...
Presents a compilation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper articles, collected for the first time since their original publication in 1948, that explored the role of organized crime on the New York waterfront, documenting a violent ...
Malcolm Malone Johnson, Budd Schulberg, 2005
6
Philadelphia's Lost Waterfront
Join Kyriakodis as he strolls Front Street, Delaware Avenue, and Penn's Landing to rediscover the story of Philadelphia's lost waterfront.
Harry G. Kyriakodis, 2011
7
On the Waterfront
Collectively they demonstrate how and why this film has been an enduring favorite among cineastes and movie buffs alike. A preface by Bud Schulberg, contemporary reviews, and stills round out the volume.
Joanna Rapf, 2003
8
Beyond the Edge: New York's New Waterfront
Taking as points of reference the recent reinvigoration of London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Bilbao-all cities with high-profile waterfronts, where designers, landscape architects, and artists have been instrumental in creating memorable ...
Raymond Gastil, 2002
9
Waterfront Workers of New Orleans: Race, Class, and ...
Bridging the gap between African-American and labor history, Waterfront of New Orleans focuses on ten thousand black and white riverfront workers and class and race relations from the turbulent Civil War and Reconstruction years to the ...
Eric Arnesen, 1994
10
Recreation and Tourism as a Catalyst for Urban Waterfront ...
Reviewing the experiences of cities in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, and Australia, the volume points the way toward a set of principles and guidelines for the achievement of functional, aesthetic, and ...
Stephen J. Craig-Smith, Michael Fagence, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERFRONT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waterfront is used in the context of the following news items.
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Berkeley pier closure hits some waterfront businesses hard
BERKELEY -- Last week's sudden closure of the municipal pier because of structural damage has had immediate effects on some waterfront businesspeople. «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
2
Forecastle Festival underway at Waterfront
SIDE NEXT WEEK. KAREN: ONE OF LOUISVILLE'S BIGGEST FESTIVAL IS STEPHANIE JOHNSON IS LIFE FOR US. THE GATES JUST OPENED UP FOR THE ... «WLKY Louisville, Jul 15»
3
New Bedford voters strongly back casino on city's waterfront
New Bedford voters strongly back casino on city's waterfront ... of jobs and millions in annual revenue that developers and city officials say the waterfront casino, ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Jun 15»
4
Waterfront Park to Host "American Idol" Auditions
There will be music in the air Monday as San Diego's Waterfront Park hosts open call auditions for the 15th and final season of the reality TV singing competition, ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Jun 15»
5
Alameda: $500 million waterfront project approved
ALAMEDA -- A $500 million project that calls for transforming 68 acres of waterfront property at Alameda Point with 800 homes and 600,000 square feet of ... «Contra Costa Times, Jun 15»
6
DA: Waterfront Park victim shot once in back
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — The shooting in Waterfront Park near the Cinco de Mayo Festival was an isolated fight between known people, police and ... «KOIN.com, May 15»
7
Scenes from the waterfront as crowds arrive for Thunder Over …
With temperatures around 80 degrees and light clouds, Saturday was a perfect day for several hundred thousand people to make their way to the Louisville ... «Louisville Business First, Apr 15»
8
Expedia expected to announce Seattle move
Striking but isolated, the Amgen campus sits on the Seattle waterfront and is connected to Elliott Avenue West by a bridge resembling a double-helix, a visual ... «The Seattle Times, Apr 15»
9
Waterfront Film Festival cancels South Haven, plans ArtPrize 2015 …
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Waterfront Film Festival will be a part of ArtPrize 2015 and won't return to South Haven this summer. ArtPrize 2015 is launching "ArtPrize ... «MLive.com, Mar 15»
10
Tampa Waterfront plan huge in size, economics
The Tampa Waterfront plan is not only impressive, it is massive. Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik is planning more than 3 million square feet of commercial ... «WTSP 10 News, Dec 14»

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