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frontage

[ fruhn-tij ]

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noun

the front of a building or lot.
the lineal extent of this front:
a frontage of 200 feet.
the direction it faces:
The house has an ocean frontage.
land abutting on a river, street, etc.:
He was willing to pay the higher cost of a lake frontage.
the land between a building and the street, a body of water, etc.:
He complained that the new sidewalk would decrease his frontage.

frontage

/ ˈ�ڰ�ʌ�Գ�ɪ�� /

noun

the façade of a building or the front of a plot of ground
the extent of the front of a shop, plot of land, etc, esp along a street, river, etc
the direction in which a building faces
a frontage on the river

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Word History and Origins

Origin of frontage¹

First recorded in 1615–25; front + -age

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Under the council's original regeneration plan, the frontage would have been retained and the site developed into an energy centre, providing low emission heating.

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London's grey and angular Barbican Centre is now a sea of pink - its frontage covered in cloth that billows in the breeze as if dancing.

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During a recent tour of the work site, I watched as the Olive Street frontage was excavated and being lowered by about five feet.

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“They had 150 feet of water frontage. It was a beautiful spot where no one bothered you.”

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A bookshop famed for its ornate oak frontage has announced its closure after more than 140 years.

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frontad frontage road

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