frontage
frontage Lexical Profile
frontage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A strip or extent of land that abuts a street, road, river, or body of water, or the linear measurement of that boundary.
"The commercial lot was highly sought after because it offered over two hundred feet of prime highway frontage."
The principal front or exterior face of a building overlooking a street or open space.
"The historic hotel retained its ornate Victorian frontage even after the interior was completely modernized."
The direction in which a building or piece of land faces.
"Because of its southern frontage, the conservatory receives abundant natural sunlight throughout the winter."
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 17th century from the noun 'front' (from Old French front and Latin frons, meaning 'forehead') combined with the noun-forming suffix '-age'.