C2 Secondary Unit Designators
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Floor
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FL
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Front
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FRNT**
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Hanger
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HNGR
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Key
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KEY
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British Dictionary definitions for front (1 of
- that part or side that is forward, prominent, or most often seen or used
- a position or place directly before or ahead : a fountain stood at the front of the building
- the beginning, opening, or first part : the front of the book
- the position of leadership; forefront; vanguard : in the front of scientific knowledge
- land bordering a lake, street, etc
- land along a seashore or large lake, esp a promenade
- military
- the total area in which opposing armies face each other
- the lateral space in which a military unit or formation is operating : to advance on a broad front
- the direction in which troops are facing when in a formed line
- meteorol the dividing line or plane between two air masses or water masses of different origins and having different characteristics : See also warm front, cold front
- outward aspect or bearing, as when dealing with a situation : a bold front
- assurance, overconfidence, or effrontery
- informal a business or other activity serving as a respectable cover for another, usually criminal, organization
- mainly US a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority; figurehead
- informal outward appearance of rank or wealth
- a particular field of activity involving some kind of struggle : on the wages front
- a group of people with a common goal : a national liberation front
- a false shirt front; a dicky
- archaic the forehead or the face
- of, at, or in the front : a front seat
- phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the blade of the tongue brought forward and raised towards the hard palate, as for the sound of ee in English see or a in English hat
- on the front foot at an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring ones opponents
- (when intr, foll by on or onto) to be opposite (to); face (onto) : this house fronts the river
- (tr) to be a front of or for
- (tr) informal to appear as a presenter in (a television show)
- (tr) to be the lead singer or player in (a band)
- (tr) to confront, esp in hostility or opposition
- (tr) to supply a front for
- (intr often foll by up) Australian and NZ informal to appear (at) : to front up at the police station
How to use front in a sentence
- Off went the officers again, some distance to the front, and then back again to their men, and got them on a little further.Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV. | Various
- The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.The Red Year | Louis Tracy
- She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.Confidence | Henry James
- Then they all passed out through the great front door to the wide old veranda.The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell Seaman
- He saw a large building, in front of which were long, slender strips of shining steel.Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard Barnum
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What does front mean in English?
Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. FRONT meaning: 1. the part of a building, object, or person’s body that faces forward or is most often seen or…. Learn more.
What is a front in a war?
During a war, a front is a particular place of directed military activity. Even though he doesn’t like his in-laws, he always puts on a cheerful front when they come to visit. The society was a front for making illegal political contributions. The Animal Liberation Front promised to continue targeting the company until all animal testing stops.
How do you abbreviate a word?
Abbreviations are shortened forms of words; acronyms are abbreviations formed by using the first letter of each word to form a pronounceable word. Contractions are also abbreviations formed by using an apostrophe to show omitted letters or numbers. (Contractions are used only in informal writing.) Use an abbreviation only if its meaning is clear.
What does the preposition in front of mean?
The prepositional expression in front of means ‘close to the front of something or someone’. It is the opposite of behind: … Opposite or in front of? Opposite as a preposition means ‘in a position facing someone or something but on the other side’: … One of his front teeth is missing. I’d like seats on the front row.