/stawr"frunt', stohr"-/ , n.
1. the side of a store facing a street, usually containing display windows.
2. a store or other establishment that has frontage on a street or thoroughfare: After the fire the family took shelter temporarily in an abandoned storefront.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the frontage of a store, esp. the display windows: a storefront sign.
4. located or operating in a storelike area, room, or set of rooms fronting on a street: a storefront community center.
[ 1935-40; STORE + FRONT ]