/ Dictionary / Index W waterfront: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wa•ter•front Pronunciation: (wô'tur-frunt", wot'ur-), [key] — n. land on the edge of a body of water. a part of a city or town on such land; wharf or dock section. a container placed before a stove to heat water. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: waterfront (Thesaurus) waterfowl water gap Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language