frontage

CEFRB2

/ˈfɹʌn.tɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The front side or boundary of a property or building.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The land between a property and the street.

Examples

  • Frontage roads are universal in Texas.

  • She's got ample frontage.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. The length of a property along a street.

  2. The front part of a property or building that faces the street.

  3. Property or territory adjacent to a body of water.

More examples

In context
  • Hotel Corones, which has risen phoenix-like on the site of the old Norman Hotel, has a frontage of 210 feet[.]

  • Put your little reception-room here beside the door, and get the whole width of your house frontage for a square hall, and an easy low-tread staircase running up the sides of it.

  • It is important to keep municipally owned land, especially lake frontage, in the hands of the municipality.

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The building's blank faced the busy street, so it attracted many customers.

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Origin

noun

From front + -age.