FRONTAGE


Meaning of FRONTAGE in English

ˈfrəntij, -tēj noun

( -s )

Etymology: front (I) + -age

1.

a. : a portion of land that fronts (as on a stream, body of water, or road)

the Romans won … a frontage on the Atlantic ocean — A.J.Toynbee

states of the Union … which have a salt-water frontage — Congressional Record

also : the extent of front

has a lake frontage of approximately two miles — American Guide Series: Louisiana

b. : the land between the front of a building and the street

2. : the front part or face of a building

dirty plaster frontages embossed with scrollwork and heraldic devices — Christopher Isherwood

the pillars of its colonnaded frontage — Claud Cockburn

3. : the act or fact of facing a given way : exposure

4. : something that belongs to, is part of, or appears in or on a front

a dazzling frontage of flowers and faces — Leonard Merrick

5. : the lateral extent of responsibility of a military unit : the width of a zone of military action in an attack : the width of a military sector in defense

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