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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

propriété les pieds dans l'eau

Pronunciation / Transliteration: propriyete le pye dans lo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Waterfront Property/ˈwɔːtərfrʌnt ˈprɒpərti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ils ont acheté une magnifique propriété les pieds dans l'eau."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Real estate situated directly on the edge of an ocean, lake, river, or other body of water.

    "They purchased a luxurious waterfront property overlooking the bay."
  2. 2

    Land and buildings possessing direct access and unobstructed views to a natural aquatic body.

    "The value of waterfront property has increased significantly over the last decade."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'waterfront' combines 'water', derived from Old English 'wæter', and 'front', from Latin 'frons', meaning 'forehead' or 'front part'. The concept evolved in the 19th century as urban development expanded near bodies of water, emphasizing the desirability of such locations for residential and commercial properties.

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