Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blockfront

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: block-front
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The buildings facing the street along an entire city block

Example Sentences

"The second stop is the 22-story Lucida, which fills the blockfront on Lexington Avenue between 85th and 86th Streets […]."

Etymology

From block + front.

Inflected Forms

blockfronts (plural)

Questions

What does blockfront mean?: The buildings facing the street along an entire city block
Where does blockfront come from?: From block + front.

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