as in orientation
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 frontage
The property includes a boat house and over 50 feet of water frontage.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Completed in 2024, the modern coastal compound spans approximately 6,000 square feet across a main residence and guesthouses, positioned on nearly three-quarters of an acre with 75 feet of direct ocean frontage.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Bums, and two types of frontage (in-y, out-y).
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Completed in 2024, the modern coastal compound spans approximately 6,000 square feet across a main residence and guesthouses, positioned on nearly three-quarters of an acre with 75 feet of direct ocean frontage.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Bums, and two types of frontage (in-y, out-y).
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontage
Noun
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Cons Of North-Facing Homes Depending on your climate, the heating and cooling benefits (and drawbacks) associated with home orientation shouldn’t be overlooked.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Using its multi-camera vision system, the robot identifies laundry items, determines their orientation and shape, and executes folding motions learned during training.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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One of the most recent adaptations of the novel, the 2011 version by Andrea Arnold, notably leaned into this aspect of the book by casting the multiracial James Howson as Heathcliff.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Like those auteurs, Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Frontage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontage. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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