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front⋅age

[fruhn-tij]
–noun
1. the front of a building or lot.
2. the lineal extent of this front: a frontage of 200 feet.
3. the direction it faces: The house has an ocean frontage.
4. land abutting on a river, street, etc.: He was willing to pay the higher cost of a lake frontage.
5. the land between a building and the street, a body of water, etc.: He complained that the new sidewalk would decrease his frontage.

Origin:
1615–25; front + -age
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front·age   (frŭn'tĭj)   
n.  
    1. The front part of a piece of property.

    2. The land between a building and the street.

    3. Land adjacent to something, such as a building, street, or body of water.

  1. The direction in which something faces.

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Main Entry: front·age
Pronunciation: 'fr&n-tij
Function: noun
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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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