blockfront

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noun

The buildings facing the street along an entire city block

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Meanings

nounblockfront (plural blockfronts)

plural blockfronts

  1. The buildings facing the street along an entire city block

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

    2007 August 19, Suzanne Slesin, “Small or Large, Uptown or Down?”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blockface

Origin

From block + front.

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Cite this entry
APA

blockfront. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockfront

MLA

“blockfront.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockfront. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blockfront,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockfront.

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