A waterfront is a street or piece of land which is next to an area of water, for example a harbour or the sea. They went for a stroll along the waterfront. the part of a town or an area of land next to the sea, a river etc
[ 'wo-t&r, 'wä- ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydOr, Latin unda wave.