Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Land bordering an ocean.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Land bordering an ocean.
  • adjective Bordering an ocean.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Referring to property (real estate) that is adjacent to the ocean.
  • noun A property that is on the ocean.
  • noun The side of a property that faces the ocean.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun land bordering an ocean

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Examples

  • For $28.5 million Canadian, approximately $28.9 million U.S. you can call the oceanfront estate, dubbed "Sweet Pea," yours.

    Canada's Most Expensive Homes 2007

  • However, he has previously said the best way for Atlantic City to fight off out-of-state competition is to emphasize things that most racetrack slots don't have -- such as oceanfront hotels, top-name entertainment, gourmet restaurants and spas -- that are designed to attract people for several days instead of several hours.

    New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com 2009

  • (This version UPDATES throughout and corrects quote in 4th graf to "oceanfront," sted beachfront, and "oceanview" sted beach view.)

    ajc.com - News 2009

  • However, he has previously said the best way for Atlantic City to fight off out-of-state competition is to emphasize things that most racetrack slots don't have -- such as oceanfront hotels, top-name entertainment, gourmet restaurants and spas -- that are designed to attract people for several days instead of several hours.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • Tazz said if MVP loses his bonus, he'll have to return a lot of his more spendy items such as oceanfront condos in Miami, custom jewelry, cars, and more.

    PWTorch.com 2008

  • "oceanfront" doesn't matter … because it is property in Colorado! by mikee April 13, 2010 at 11: 18 pm

    The Tao of Mac Rui Carmo 2010

  • "A large oceanfront parcel is becoming exceedingly rare along the southern coast of Maine," says Mr. Davisson.

    An Estate on the Ocean Marie C. Baca 2011

  • Three-bedroom units range from $10,000 to $30,000 a month and can go for as much as $75,000 a month for certain oceanfront properties.

    Still Renting After All These Years M.P. McQueen 2011

  • Known as the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers, or Cibbows for short, the group considers the stretch of Brooklyn's oceanfront an ideal spot to prepare for endurance swimming in waters as disparate and famous as the Bering Strait and the Beagle Channel.

    Brooklyn's Swimming Mecca Mara Lemos Stein 2011

  • 'A large oceanfront parcel is becoming exceedingly rare along the southern coast of Maine,' says Mr. Davisson.

    An Oceanfront Estate in Maine 2011

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