Blockfront

noun

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Noun
  1. 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 […]."

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blockfaceblockface

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

Etymology

From block + front.

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city block

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