waterfront

waterfront
/waw"teuhr frunt', wot"euhr-/, n.
1. land on the edge of a body of water.
2. a part of a city or town on such land; wharf or dock section.
3. a container placed before a stove to heat water.
[1760-70, Amer.; WATER + FRONT]

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