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storefront

[ stawr-fruhnt, stohr- ]

noun

  1. the side of a store facing a street, usually containing display windows.
  2. a store or other establishment that has frontage on a street or thoroughfare:

    After the fire the family took shelter temporarily in an abandoned storefront.



adjective

  1. of or relating to the frontage of a store, especially the display windows:

    a storefront sign.

  2. located or operating in a storelike area, room, or set of rooms fronting on a street:

    a storefront community center.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of storefront1

First recorded in 1935–40; store + front
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Example Sentences

And she has promoted new initiatives to repopulate empty storefronts and enliven the night life with markets and music festivals.

Contreras, who used to have a storefront in Pasadena, mostly sees clients on Zoom these days.

When Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida three weeks ago, Jason Madison was alone at his place, which doubled as a shrimp storefront in Keaton Beach.

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If the new hotel team has its way, more neighbors will arrive soon to fill open hotel jobs and take over storefront vacancies.

Among storefronts and bustling customers at the Grove shopping mall in Los Angeles, a sleek black-and-white aircraft sat motionless on a podium.

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