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storefronts - 2 dictionary results

store⋅front

[stawr-fruhnt, stohr-]
–noun
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.
–adjective
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.

Origin:
1935–40; store + front
store·front   (stôr'frŭnt', stōr'-)   
n.  
  1. The side of a store or shop facing a street.
  2. A room or suite of rooms in a commercial building at street level: a political office in a storefront.
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or being that side of a store facing a street: storefront window boxes.
  2. Operating in a room or suite of rooms in a commercial building at street level: a storefront lawyer.
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