Fronton Definition

frŏntŏn, frōn-tōn
noun
A building containing a jai alai court or courts.
Webster's New World

A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.

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Other Word Forms of Fronton

Noun

Singular:
fronton
Plural:
frontons

Origin of Fronton

  • Spanish frontón wall, fronton augmentative of frente forehead, face from Old Spanish fruente from Latin frōns front-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fronton Sentence Examples

  • Callao is the principal port of the republic, its harbour being a large bay sheltered by a tongue of land on the south called La Punta, and by the islands of San Lorenzo and Fronton.

  • Off its south-east end lies a small but lofty islet called Fronton, and to the south-west are the Palomitas Rocks.

  • The only complete editions of the whole works are those by Fronton le Duc (Fronto Ducaus, Paris, 1615;1615; with additions, 1618 and 1638) and by Migne.

  • The department includes the city and its environs, Bellavista and La Punta, and the neighbouring islands, San Lorenzo, Fronton, the Palominos, &c., and covers an area of 142 sq.

  • His works were edited by Rosweyde and Fronton le Duc in 1622 (Antwerp, 8vo), and their text was reprinted in the Bibl.

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Words Starting With

FFRFRO

Words Ending With

NONTON

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Words Starting With F and Ending With N

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