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wa·ter·front

(wô′tər-frŭnt′, wŏt′ər-)

1. Land abutting a body of water.

2. The part of a town or city that abuts water, especially a district of wharves where ships dock.

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waterfront

(ˈwɔːtəˌfrʌnt)

(Human Geography) the area of a town or city alongside a body of water, such as a harbour or dockyard

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

wa•ter•front

(ˈwɔ tərˌfrʌnt, ˈwɒt ər-)

n.

a part of a city on the edge of a body of water, esp. an ocean; wharf or dock section.

[1760–70]

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Noun

waterfront - the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water

city district - a district of a town or city

seafront - the waterfront of a seaside town

dockyard - an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

Translations

havnefrontsøpromenade

rantavesiraja

berge

városi tengerpartvízpart

ár-/sjávarbakki

litorale

sjøside

kıyı sahilsu kenarıyalı boyu

水边滨水区

waterfront

[ˈwɔːtəfrʌnt] N (= harbour area) → puerto m, muelle m
a waterfront restaurant un restaurante situado a orillas de un río/lago etc

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

waterfront

[ˈwɔːtə^rfrʌnt] n

(= seafront) → front m de mer
along the waterfront → le long du front de mer

(at docks) → quais mpl
on the waterfront → sur les quaiswater heater n → chauffe-eau m invwater hole n → point m d'eauwater ice n (British) → sorbet mwatering can [ˈwɔːtə^rɪŋ] n → arrosoir mwatering hole [ˈwɔːtə^rɪŋ] n (= bar) → abreuvoir m (fig)water inlet n → arrivée f d'eauwater jump n → rivière fwater level n (in tank, kettle) → niveau m de l'eau; [flood] → niveau des eauxwater lily n → nénuphar m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

waterfront

[ˈwɔːtəˌfrʌnt] n (seafront) → lungomare m; (at docks) → banchina, fronte m del porto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

water

(ˈwoːtə) noun

a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen. She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; (also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.

verb

1. to supply with water. He watered the plants.

2. (of the mouth) to produce saliva. His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.

3. (of the eyes) to fill with tears. The dense smoke made his eyes water.

ˈwaters noun plural

a body of water such as the sea, a river etc. the stormy waters of the bay.

ˈwatery adjective

1. like water; diluted. a watery fluid.

2. (of eyes) full of fluid eg because of illness, cold winds etc.

3. (of a colour) pale. eyes of a watery blue.

ˈwateriness noun

water boatman

a water insect with oarlike back legs that propel it through the water.

ˈwaterborne adjective

carried or transmitted by water. Typhoid is a waterborne disease.

ˈwater-closet noun

(abbreviation WC (dabljuˈsiː) ) a lavatory.

ˈwater-colour noun

a type of paint which is thinned with water instead of with oil.

ˈwatercress noun

a herb which grows in water and is often used in salads.

ˈwaterfall noun

a natural fall of water from a height such as a rock or a cliff.

ˈwaterfowl noun or noun plural

a bird or birds which live on or beside water.

ˈwaterfront noun

that part of a town etc which faces the sea or a lake. He lives on the waterfront.

ˈwaterhole noun

a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country. The elephant drank from the waterhole.

ˈwatering-can noun

a container used when watering plants.

water level

the level of the surface of a mass of water. The water level in the reservoir is sinking/rising.

ˈwaterlily – plural ˈwaterlilies – noun

a water plant with broad flat floating leaves.

ˈwaterlogged adjective

(of ground) soaked in water.

water main

a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply.

ˈwater-melon

a type of melon with green skin and red flesh.

ˈwaterproof adjective

not allowing water to soak through. waterproof material.

noun

a coat made of waterproof material. She was wearing a waterproof.

verb

to make (material) waterproof.

ˈwatershed noun

an area of high land from which rivers flow in different directions into different basins.

ˈwater-skiing noun

the sport of skiing on water, towed by a motor-boat.

ˈwater-ski verb

ˈwatertight adjective

made in such a way that water cannot pass through.

water vapour

water in the form of a gas, produced by evaporation.

ˈwaterway noun

a channel, eg a canal or river, along which ships can sail.

ˈwaterwheel noun

a wheel moved by water to work machinery etc.

ˈwaterworks noun singular or plural

a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.

hold water

to be convincing. His explanation won't hold water.

in(to) deep water

in(to) trouble or danger. I got into deep water during that argument.

water down

to dilute. This milk has been watered down.

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