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 existing six-bedroom house and guesthouse (which may be modified or rebuilt) comes with 600 feet of water frontage and a dock for anyone who wants to hop into their boat and head out to the ocean. Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 With more than two-and-a-half miles of frontage on the Hunter, South Grape and Hopfs Creeks, the vast spread also has six ponds and five active wells that ensure plentiful water for the wildlife species that make their home on the property, including red stag and blackbuck antelope. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 Across the street from homes with Lake Michigan frontage, the nearly half-acre property was initially listed for nearly $1.3 million. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024 An estate of some 3,400 square meters (36,600 square feet) spreads from the property’s private dock along a 200-meter protective seawall frontage and up into a dark green bucolic glade of trees. Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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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