fronton
noun
fron·ton
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Definition of fronton
: a jai alai arena
Examples of fronton in a Sentence
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The companies envision 4,100 residential units, 950 hotel rooms, an 18-screen movie theater, nearly 1.4 million square feet of office space and a 300-seat jai alai fronton. — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, "What we know about Isle Casino’s massive expansion — including a new Tri-Rail station," 1 Aug. 2019 But the plan would mean phasing out the casino’s long-time harness racetrack in favor of a jai alai fronton that seats up to 300 people, suggests the casino’s parent, ElDorado Resorts, in a proposal filed with the City of Pompano Beach. — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, "Goodbye horses, hello jai alai? Isle Casino Pompano looks to revive fast-paced game," 12 July 2019 For decades, the fronton was a popular spot to watch and wager on professional matches. — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, "Seminole talks to Lynx, Jai-Alai fronton owner about moving busy bus stop to make way for redevelopment," 5 July 2019 But the plan would mean phasing out the casino’s long-time harness racetrack in favor of a jai alai fronton that seats up to 300 people, suggests the casino’s parent, ElDorado Resorts, in a proposal filed with the City of Pompano Beach. — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, "Goodbye horses, hello jai alai? Isle Casino Pompano looks to revive fast-paced game," 12 July 2019 For decades, the fronton was a popular spot to watch and wager on professional matches. — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, "Seminole talks to Lynx, Jai-Alai fronton owner about moving busy bus stop to make way for redevelopment," 5 July 2019 The fronton building is now known as Orlando Live Events and hosts musical performances, sporting events and other shows. — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, "Seminole talks to Lynx, Jai-Alai fronton owner about moving busy bus stop to make way for redevelopment," 5 July 2019 Hialeah Park officials bought land just north of the Florida Keys and built a fronton using a state law that granted them an extra pari-mutuel permit. — Nick Sortal, miamiherald, "Florida City completes jai-alai requirement | Miami Herald," 10 Oct. 2017 The whole setup, as dictated by our state laws, is that a poker room can exist only if there’s a horse track, dog track or jai-alai fronton attached. — Nick Sortal, miamiherald, "Florida City completes jai-alai requirement | Miami Herald," 10 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fronton.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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