frontages

Definition of frontagesnext
plural of frontage
as in orientations
the state or fact of facing a particular direction the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes

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Recent Examples of frontages San Jose officials previously approved a proposal to develop a 24-story, 374-unit housing tower on the parcel, which has frontages on South First Street and Lightston Alley between West Santa Clara Street and West San Fernando Street. George Avalos, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 That building consists of three separate retail frontages, one of which houses La Mediterranee restaurant, and two residential units across two stories. Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2024
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Noun
  • In such environments, gravitational encounters can pair black holes together or disturb existing pairs, leading to the mixed spin orientations and more complex motion seen in the data.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
  • By changing the orientations of the bars perpendicular to the waveguide, the team has been able to make the cantilevers curl into helixes.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • Because most moviegoers aren’t necessarily familiar with the technical aspects of getting inside a character.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • But the aspects of Outcome that resonate have nearly nothing to do with the nonsensical specter of cancel culture.
    Josh Spiegel, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Frontages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontages. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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