frontage
/ˈfrʌntɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfrʌntɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrən-tij/ (ame, mw)
frontage — noun
- frontagesingular
- frontagesplural
1. the outward face along which a building meets a road, river, or sea — or the str
the outward face along which a building meets a road, river, or sea — or the strip of ground belonging to it along that edge.
The bakery's frontage on Market Street had two large display windows full of cakes.
frontage on [road] — building face toward a street
Christopher bought the cottage for its thirty metres of river frontage behind the garden.
[number] metres of [river] frontage — quantified land along water
Shops with frontage on the main square pay much higher rent than those down the side streets.
Rania repainted the shop's frontage in pale blue before the summer tourists arrived.
The hotel boasts two hundred feet of beach frontage and a private path down to the sand.
- facade
the decorated outer face of a building only — does not cover the land in front
- waterfront
specifically land along a body of water; narrower than frontage
- rear
the back of a building or plot, opposite of frontage
文法句型
[building] has [number] metres/feet of frontage
[business] with frontage on [road/water]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'on' + a road, river, or water feature. Often quantified in metres or feet when describing real-estate value.
常見錯誤
2. the compass direction that the front of a building or piece of land points in —
the compass direction that the front of a building or piece of land points in — for example, south or north-west.
Buyers in Hong Kong pay extra for a flat with a southern frontage and afternoon sun.
[compass] frontage — orientation of a property
Daichi explained that the temple's eastern frontage was chosen to catch the first light of the morning.
eastern frontage — ritual reason for orientation
The estate agent noted a westerly frontage, so the kitchen stayed warm late into the evening.
Plots with a northern frontage on this hillside stay cool in summer but get little winter sun.
- aspect
more common everyday word for the direction a building faces
- orientation
broader; covers any object's directional alignment
文法句型
[building] has [compass] frontage
frontage to the [direction]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is the abstract direction, not the physical face. Almost always paired with a compass word (northern, south-facing, easterly).