Definition
Land or property directly facing or adjacent to the ocean; the area where land meets the sea.
Etymology
Compound word from 'ocean' (Greek 'okeanos', the great river surrounding the earth) and 'front' (Latin 'frons' meaning forehead or face). The real estate term emerged in the 20th century as coastal development increased.
Kelly Says
Oceanfront property is among the world's most expensive real estate due to its scarcity and desirability, but it's also the most vulnerable to climate change and sea level rise. The term has spawned related concepts like 'lakefront' and 'riverfront' in real estate marketing.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባህር Shoreline
ba-hir shore-line
BNবাংলা
সমুদ্রসৈকত
sho-modro-shoi-kot
CACatalà
primera línia de mar
pri-mer-a lee-nya de mar
CSČeština
mořská pláž
mor-ska plazh
DEDeutsch
Meerfront
mehr-front
ESEspañol
primera línea de playa
pre-mer-ta lee-nya de play-a
FAفارسی
ساحل اقیانوس
sa-hal-e-e-qi-a-noos
FISuomi
merenranta
meren-ranta
FRFrançais
bord de mer
bord də mɛʁ
GUGU
સમુદ્ર કિનારો
sa-mu-dra ki-na-ro
HAHA
kusa tsayi
ku-sa tsai
HEעברית
חוף הים
chof ha-yam
HIहिन्दी
समुद्र तट
samudra tat
HUMagyar
tengerparti
ten-ger-par-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
pantai
pan-tai
ITItaliano
lungomare
loon-go-ma-re
KKKK
теңіз жағалауы
ten-iz ja-ga-lau-y
KMKM
បន្ទាយសមុទ្រ
ban-thay sa-mot
MRMR
समुद्रकिनारा
samudra-ki-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pantai laut
pan-tai laut
NLNederlands
zeezicht
zee-zicht
PAPA
ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਸ਼ਾ
sa-mu-ndri sha
PLPolski
brzeg morza
brzeg morza
PTPortuguês
frente marítimo
fren-te ma-ri-ti-mu
RORomână
frontul maritim
fron-tul ma-ri-tim
RUРусский
берег моря
berëg moraia
SVSvenska
havstranden
hav-strand-en
SWKiswahili
katika bahari
ka-ti-ka ba-ha-ri
TEతెలుగు
సముద్ర తీరం
samudra tirram
TLTL
baybayin ng dagat
ba-ya-bay-in ng da-gat
TRTürkçe
deniz kenarı
deniz ke-na-ri
UKУкраїнська
берег моря
bereg moraia
URاردو
समुद्र ساحل
samudra sahil
VITiếng Việt
bờ biển
bo bien