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Definition of fronton in English: frontonnoun ˈfrʌnt(ə)nˈfrɑntɑn 1A building where pelota or jai alai is played. 回力球场 Example sentencesExamples - Texas Jai-alai will have a capacity of 12,000 spectators and its court will have dimensions that comply with that of the traditional frontons of Cesta Punta.
- We passed what looked like three-sided open-air squash courts - frontons, Fernando said, built by Basque settlers who wanted to play pelota in their new home.
- The awarded dates resulted in actual conflicting performances at the Bridgeport and Hartford frontons on 92 dates.
- The other two pari-mutuel facilities in Broward County are Hollywood Greyhound Track and Dania Jai Alai fronton.
- This leaves in question the future of a fronton that once was far west of town and is now being surrounded by residential and commercial projects.
- Voters will have the opportunity to approve a constitutional amendment that could pave the way for slot machines at three horse racetracks, two dog tracks, and two jai-alai frontons in the state.
- This could lead to an oversaturated market, as two of the largest casinos in North America are just a short drive away in Connecticut, and Rhode Island greyhound tracks and jai alai frontons have slots.
- Tijuana seems to be a stepping-stone to more lucrative frontons in the United States.
- Jim Horne, Florida's education commissioner, publicly supports a ballot initiative that could eventually lead to expanded gaming at seven of South Florida's racetracks and jai-alai frontons.
- Every day, there are greater numbers of American players, throughout the frontons of this country.
- He's retired now, a bookie at the fronton in Mexico City, and he's the happiest person there.
- Dania Jai-Alai opened over 50 years ago as the second jai-alai fronton in the United States.
- There are also frontons in Mexico City, Acapulco, and Tijuana.
- The referendum asked state voters to decide whether Miami-Dade and Broward counties could conduct a separate local referendum for approval to install slot machines at horse tracks and dog tracks and jai-alai frontons in those counties.
- Broward County commissioners are scheduled to decide on Tuesday whether to conduct a special election in March for a referendum on allowing slot machines at racetracks and jai-lai frontons.
- The sale of the Ocala Jai-Alai fronton and off-track wagering facility to a subsidiary of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. was completed on Wednesday.
- The ruling will have virtually no effect since lawmakers have already repealed the law and the sales company now owns the Ocala Jai-Alai fronton, whose previous owners, World Jai-Alai, originally filed the suit.
- The company had one fronton in Connecticut, four in Florida.
- In the United States, only two frontons remain open full time: Miami and Dania Beach.
- Voters in rural Hamilton County, Florida, on the Georgia border, approved a measure on Tuesday that will allow pari-mutuel wagering at a jai alai fronton and off-track betting facility in Jasper that will open within two years.
2 another term for pediment Example sentencesExamples - Each of these frontons is again distinguished by bordering ornamental turrets on its either flanks, which are carried beyond the parapets.
- Far from being inert, it takes in that which is found below and carries it skywards, serving as a base for other diminishing frontons that are set at the projection of the upper tiers.
- One should particularly note the large frontons on the porticoes, which have had to be supported by a reinforced concrete frame.
- At the library left of the central shrine the frontons are especially noteworthy.
OriginLate 17th century: from French, from Italian frontone, from fronte 'forehead', from Latin frons, front- 'front, forehead'. Definition of fronton in US English: frontonnounˈfrɑntɑnˈfräntän 1A building where pelota or jai alai is played. 回力球场 Example sentencesExamples - Tijuana seems to be a stepping-stone to more lucrative frontons in the United States.
- Dania Jai-Alai opened over 50 years ago as the second jai-alai fronton in the United States.
- The referendum asked state voters to decide whether Miami-Dade and Broward counties could conduct a separate local referendum for approval to install slot machines at horse tracks and dog tracks and jai-alai frontons in those counties.
- We passed what looked like three-sided open-air squash courts - frontons, Fernando said, built by Basque settlers who wanted to play pelota in their new home.
- This could lead to an oversaturated market, as two of the largest casinos in North America are just a short drive away in Connecticut, and Rhode Island greyhound tracks and jai alai frontons have slots.
- The company had one fronton in Connecticut, four in Florida.
- The awarded dates resulted in actual conflicting performances at the Bridgeport and Hartford frontons on 92 dates.
- Voters will have the opportunity to approve a constitutional amendment that could pave the way for slot machines at three horse racetracks, two dog tracks, and two jai-alai frontons in the state.
- The other two pari-mutuel facilities in Broward County are Hollywood Greyhound Track and Dania Jai Alai fronton.
- He's retired now, a bookie at the fronton in Mexico City, and he's the happiest person there.
- In the United States, only two frontons remain open full time: Miami and Dania Beach.
- Every day, there are greater numbers of American players, throughout the frontons of this country.
- Broward County commissioners are scheduled to decide on Tuesday whether to conduct a special election in March for a referendum on allowing slot machines at racetracks and jai-lai frontons.
- Texas Jai-alai will have a capacity of 12,000 spectators and its court will have dimensions that comply with that of the traditional frontons of Cesta Punta.
- Voters in rural Hamilton County, Florida, on the Georgia border, approved a measure on Tuesday that will allow pari-mutuel wagering at a jai alai fronton and off-track betting facility in Jasper that will open within two years.
- This leaves in question the future of a fronton that once was far west of town and is now being surrounded by residential and commercial projects.
- There are also frontons in Mexico City, Acapulco, and Tijuana.
- Jim Horne, Florida's education commissioner, publicly supports a ballot initiative that could eventually lead to expanded gaming at seven of South Florida's racetracks and jai-alai frontons.
- The ruling will have virtually no effect since lawmakers have already repealed the law and the sales company now owns the Ocala Jai-Alai fronton, whose previous owners, World Jai-Alai, originally filed the suit.
- The sale of the Ocala Jai-Alai fronton and off-track wagering facility to a subsidiary of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. was completed on Wednesday.
2 another term for pediment Example sentencesExamples - One should particularly note the large frontons on the porticoes, which have had to be supported by a reinforced concrete frame.
- Each of these frontons is again distinguished by bordering ornamental turrets on its either flanks, which are carried beyond the parapets.
- Far from being inert, it takes in that which is found below and carries it skywards, serving as a base for other diminishing frontons that are set at the projection of the upper tiers.
- At the library left of the central shrine the frontons are especially noteworthy.
OriginLate 17th century: from French, from Italian frontone, from fronte ‘forehead’, from Latin frons, front- ‘front, forehead’. |