Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The front part of a piece of property.
- noun The land between a building and the street.
- noun Land adjacent to something, such as a building, street, or body of water.
- noun The direction in which something faces.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Land that lies along a river or creek.
- noun See +
shield . - noun Extent of front; the fronting part, as of a building, an inclosure, or a tract of land.
- noun That which constitutes a front; a front piece, as in a former style of female head-dress. See the extract.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
front part of aproperty that faces thestreet - noun The
land between a property and the street - noun The
length of a property along a street
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
- noun the face or front of a building
- noun the extent of land abutting on a street or water
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Examples
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When the total real-estate occupied by the box, it's full frontage, is FOUR THOUSAND TIMES greater than the surface area of the toy inside, it's time for an intervention.
State of Play Ulysses 2009
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When the total real-estate occupied by the box, it's full frontage, is FOUR THOUSAND TIMES greater than the surface area of the toy inside, it's time for an intervention.
Archive 2009-12-01 Ulysses 2009
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This wood frontage is quite simply sublime! (destructuration?)
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Their beach frontage is right next to the public beach access, so on weekends there are a lot of locals on that section of the beach.
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A Complete List Of Starbucks Locations That Will Be Closing - The Consumerist 2008
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Seaways12 West Street, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire SA65 9AE, 01348 873433The back of this bookshop overlooks the sea; the frontage is an impressive Georgian creation.
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I will not use single stands and movement trays for this project, although I may retain it for the cavalry since the frontage will be the same 1 per horse as BAR.
Alt Modena Cuirassiers Der Alte Fritz 2009
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The Yellow Hussars are from Foundry and are based 2 per stand on 2 square bases, so the frontage is the same as BAR - thus I can use them in our games.
Battle of Muhlenberg - January 19, 1758 Der Alte Fritz 2008
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The frontage was our Southsea museum, the yards around the back housed our wintering circus troupe, and inside the dining hall the art department had erected a fairground marquee for interior cover.
Archive 2007-08-01 Stephen Gallagher 2007
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The frontage was our Southsea museum, the yards around the back housed our wintering circus troupe, and inside the dining hall the art department had erected a fairground marquee for interior cover.
Ian Richardson Stephen Gallagher 2007
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