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waterfront in German

waterfront in German is Hafenviertel — waterfront means land that borders a river, lake, sea, or ocean.

waterfront in German

Hafenviertel
noun
The dockland district of a town.

What does "waterfront" mean?

  1. noun Land that borders a river, lake, sea, or ocean.
    "They bought a house right on the waterfront."
  2. noun The docks and warehouse district of a port town, especially one historically linked to shipping and manual labor.
    "His grandfather worked the waterfront for forty years, loading cargo ships."
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waterfront in a sentence

  • They bought a house right on the waterfront.
  • The city rebuilt its old waterfront into a park with restaurants and bike paths.
  • His grandfather worked the waterfront for forty years, loading cargo ships.

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What is "waterfront" in German?
"waterfront" in German is Hafenviertel. waterfront means: Land that borders a river, lake, sea, or ocean.
How do you use "waterfront" in a sentence?
Example: "They bought a house right on the waterfront." In German, "waterfront" is Hafenviertel.
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