frontage

noun

front·​age ˈfrən-tij 

1

a

: a piece of land that lies adjacent (as to a street or the ocean)

b

: the land between the front of a building and the street

c

: the length of a frontage

2

: the act or fact of facing a given way

3

: the front side of a building

Synonyms

• orientation
• aspect

Examples of frontage in a Sentence

We have 200 feet of frontage on Main Street.

the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes

Recent Examples on the Web

The Beach Club Villas will occupy 23 beachfront parcels, each one acre with about 150 feet of sandy beach frontage, with prices beginning at $7 million for the land. —Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025

Set to open in the fall of 2026, the three-story, 34,000-square-foot Category 10 location with frontage on the Las Vegas strip will be housed in the Flamingo Las Vegas resort. —Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025

Normally the city would require the replacement of the water main along the property’s entire frontage, or in this case about 100 feet. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025

Denver has 3,110 miles of sidewalks and 350 miles of road frontage that are missing sidewalks. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing frontage

• frontage road

Kids Definition

frontage

noun

front·​age ˈfrənt-ij 

: the front boundary line of a lot or its length

a cottage with 200 feet of lake frontage

Legal Definition

frontage

noun

front·​age ˈfrən-tij 

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