fronton — meaning in English

English meaning

• frontage noun The part of a building or piece of land that looks onto the road.
• pediment noun In architecture, a triangular gable found above the entablature, resting directly on the columns of a classical building.

Senses

fronton is used for these senses in English:

• frontage The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
• fronton A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.
• pediment (architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.

frontage — full definition

1. noun The part of a building or piece of land that looks onto the road.
2. noun The strip of ground that lies between a building and the road.
3. noun How far a piece of land stretches along a road.
4. noun Land that lies right next to a lake, river or the sea.

pediment — full definition

1. noun In architecture, a triangular gable found above the entablature, resting directly on the columns of a classical building.
2. noun In geology, a gently sloping bedrock surface, typically inclined at a very shallow angle.

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