frontage

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All along the frontage was a great crowd of eager men.

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  1. noun The front part of a piece of property.
  2. noun The land between a building and the street.
  3. noun Land adjacent to something, such as a building, street, or body of water.
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  • I saw a rainbow neon in front of a drab glass-sprayed frontage, and the neon read ELECTRONIC METALS LTD. For a second it meant absolutely nothing. —  Tanith_Lee_-_The_Silver_Metal_Lover3
  • Dispersed in altitude and frontage, the formation could be closed up completely or partially in the shortest time in the specified, threatened sector. —  Attack of the Airacobras - Soviet Aces, American P-39s and the Air War Against Germany
  • It was a huge convoy—no fewer than 52 ships on a twelve-ship frontage, accompanied by eight escorts, only one of which was a destroyer. —  Luftwaffe Victorious
  • • Quickly measure home parcel sizes: acreage, road frontage, and boundaries. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • It's quite a menacing frontage, sure to draw some attention on shop shelves. —  OCTools
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