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fronton

/fron-ton, fron-ton/US // ˈfrɒn tɒn, frɒnˈtɒn //UK // (ˈfrɒntɒn, frɒnˈtɒn) //

锋顿,锋芒毕露,锋芒,前沿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
    • : Informal. jai alai.

Examples

  • He went away to the city of Ancyra, while the clergyman Fronton set himself about building.

  • The fear of death induced Fronton to say everything that the inquisitors required, and he demanded reconciliation.

  • If the affair of John Fronton had been made public, any lawyer would have shown the nullity and falsehood of the instruction.

  • The other feature is the court or fronton where is played the jeu de paume, or, to give it its Basque nomenclature, pelota.

  • The thickness of the Cornice being added to this 9th part, makes up the height of the whole Piedement or Fronton.