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sea·front
(sē′frŭnt′)n.
A strip of land at the very edge of the sea, especially land desirable for a resort.
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seafront
(ˈsiːˌfrʌnt)n
(Civil Engineering) a built-up area facing the sea
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| Noun | 1. |  seafront - the waterfront of a seaside town waterfront - the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water |
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Translations
مَكان مُواجِه للبَحْر
přímořská fronta
strandpromenade
tengerpart
sjávarsíîa
promenáda pri mori
gezinti yeripiyasa yolu
seafront
sea front [ˈsiːfrʌnt] n → front m de mer
to walk along the seafront → se promener sur le front de mer
on the seafront → sur le front de mer
restaurants on the seafront
BUT les restaurants du front de mer.
to walk along the seafront → se promener sur le front de mer
on the seafront → sur le front de mer
restaurants on the seafront
BUT les restaurants du front de mer.
modif [hotel, restaurant, promenade] → du front de mer; [flat] → sur le front de mer
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sea
(siː) noun1. (often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface. I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; (also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.
2. a particular area of sea. the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.
3. a particular state of the sea. mountainous seas.
ˈseaward(s) adverb towards the sea; away from the land. The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards.
ˈseaboard noun the seacoast. the eastern seaboard of the United States.
sea breeze a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land.
ˈseafaring adjective of work or travel on ships. a seafaring man.
ˈseafood noun fish, especially shellfish.
adjectiveseafood restaurants.
ˈseafront noun a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea.
ˈsea-going adjective designed and equipped for travelling on the sea. a sea-going yacht.
ˈseagull noun a gull.
sea level the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured. three hundred metres above sea level.
ˈsea-lion noun a type of large seal.
ˈseaman – plural ˈseamen – noun a sailor, especially a member of a ship's crew who is not an officer.
ˈseaport noun a port on the coast.
ˈseashell noun the (empty) shell of a sea creature.
ˈseashore noun the land close to the sea.
ˈseasick adjective ill because of the motion of a ship at sea. Were you seasick on the voyage?
ˈseasickness nounˈseaside noun
(usually with the) a place beside the sea. We like to go to the seaside in the summer.
ˈseaweed noun plants growing in the sea. The beach was covered with seaweed.
ˈseaworthy adjective (negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea.
ˈseaworthiness nounat sea
1. on a ship and away from land. He has been at sea for four months.
2. puzzled or bewildered. Can I help you? You seem all at sea.
go to sea to become a sailor. He wants to go to sea.
put to sea to leave the land or a port. They planned to put to sea the next day.
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