frontage

American  

[fruhn-tij] / ˈfrʌn tɪdʒ /

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.

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frontage British  

/ ˈfrʌntɪdʒ /

noun

1. the façade of a building or the front of a plot of ground

2. the extent of the front of a shop, plot of land, etc, esp along a street, river, etc

3. the direction in which a building faces

   a frontage on the river

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Etymology

Origin of frontage

First recorded in 1615–25; front + -age

Example Sentences

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said it found three sets of human remains between Jan. 9 and March 17 off Frontage Road, which runs parallel to Highway 14.

From Fox News • Jul. 22, 2021

Spokesman Peter Hass says the mailboxes are being installed Thursday at 17 Frontage Road outside the current facility and are expected to be available for use starting Friday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2018

They said the woman was driving a Camry on Buschs Frontage Road about 2 p.m. when an eastbound Taurus “appears to have crossed the centerline” and sideswiped her.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2018

Estelle and Brandon Bennett of Cheyenne had a clear view from the grass near Frontage Road.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2017

Frontage of Units: Depth in formation for combat rather than extension of line.

From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver