fronton
Americannoun
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a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
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Informal. jai alai.
noun
Etymology
Origin of fronton
1690–1700; < Spanish frontón, irregular augmentative of frente forehead, front
Example Sentences
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Seven of them — from Spain, France and the Philippines — were hired after nearby Dania Beach Casino’s fronton ended its seven-decade run last year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
The first jai alai fronton in the U.S. was built in St. Louis, for the 1904 World’s Fair, and in its heyday the game was played in several states.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
Since around $350,000 is wagered each performance in the fronton where Joey holds sway, Mrs. Cornblit, a metalworker's wife, has been besieged by telephone calls: "Did Joey eat his breakfast?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Sedate Hartford, a city that retires so early that players can find only two restaurants open when they leave the fronton, seems to have found a long-needed outlet in jai alai.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the opposite side of the river stands an old archaic building with carefully balanced verandah in the Empire style, pillars, fronton, and all.
From Wanderers by W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander) Worster
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