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waterfrontalso 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 b [..]
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waterfrontthe part of a town facing the harbour or river.
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waterfront(n) the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
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waterfront
The land alongside a body of water.
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