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 store is being designed by the Japanese firm Moment and will also feature 60 feet of frontage on Kenmare Street.
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The multi-gen compound constructed with luxurious, high-performance materials, and the seawall, completed in 2021, protects the property’s 75 feet of ocean frontage.
—News Release, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
The home also has 100 feet of ocean frontage, as well as an outdoor pool, al fresco kitchen and dining area, patio, lawn space and pier.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Of course, most people are drawn to the city's beaches, which consist of 28 miles of Atlantic frontage and 10 miles of Chesapeake Bay coastline and are listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest pleasure beach on Earth.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The multi-gen compound constructed with luxurious, high-performance materials, and the seawall, completed in 2021, protects the property’s 75 feet of ocean frontage.
—News Release, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
The home also has 100 feet of ocean frontage, as well as an outdoor pool, al fresco kitchen and dining area, patio, lawn space and pier.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Of course, most people are drawn to the city's beaches, which consist of 28 miles of Atlantic frontage and 10 miles of Chesapeake Bay coastline and are listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest pleasure beach on Earth.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Frontage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontage. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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frontage
noun
front·age
ˈfrənt-ij 
: 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
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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