shop front

A form of shopfront — The side of a shop that faces the street, usually having display windows.

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Meanings

nounshop front (plural shop fronts)

plural shop fronts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shopfront.
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    Sadly, by the 1970s the arcade had gone downmarket with brash shop fronts and cheap shops, some of doubtful reputation. This project has stripped away modern PVCu and aluminium shop fronts to reveal original or 1930s Art Deco work, with judicious repairs and replacements as necessary, plus stonework repairs and the restoration of traditional London Transport signage.

    2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award: Victoria Arcade”, in RAIL, number 946, page 59
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APA

shop front. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20front

MLA

“shop front.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20front. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shop front,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20front.

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