frontage

noun

front·​age ˈfrən-tij How to pronounce frontage (audio)
1
a
: a piece of land that lies adjacent (as to a street or the ocean)
b
: the land between the front of a building and the street
c
: the length of a frontage
2
: the act or fact of facing a given way
3
: the front side of a building

Examples of frontage in a Sentence

We have 200 feet of frontage on Main Street. the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes
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The property offers direct waterfront access and over 200 feet of water frontage. Kendall Little, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025 Two of the properties, the voco Orchard hotel and Forum The Shopping Mall, share some 180 meters of frontage along Orchard Road. Kevin Lim, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024 Stretching across 8 miles of ocean frontage, it was assembled from multiple land purchases by Save the Redwoods League dating back to 2008, said Sam Hodder, president of the league. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025 The Mediterranean-style estate in Manalapan was built in 1990 with 150 feet of frontage on the Intracoastal Waterway and the ocean. Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frontage

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of frontage was circa 1642

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“Frontage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontage. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

frontage

noun
front·​age ˈfrənt-ij How to pronounce frontage (audio)
: the front boundary line of a lot or its length
a cottage with 200 feet of lake frontage

Legal Definition

frontage

noun
front·​age ˈfrən-tij How to pronounce frontage (audio)
1
: a piece of land that lies adjacent (as to a street or the ocean)
2
: the land between the front of a building and the street
3
: the length of a frontage

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