fronton

Jai alai court

A fronton is a building housing a court for jai alai or pelota, typically featuring a high wall against which the ball is played.

The word comes from Spanish, where it names both the wall itself and the arena.

In architecture, fronton is occasionally used for a pediment or triangular ornament above a door or window.

jai-alai

pelota

Basque court game

volley · betting · Miami · Tijuana · quinella · trifecta · scoring · doubles · singles

architecture

pediment

Triangular architectural crowning element

portico · entablature · cornice · tympanum · classical · neoclassical · temple · columns · ornament · sculptural

court

wall

Vertical enclosing structure

granite · regulation · indoor · outdoor · dimensions · baseline · boundary · enclosure

Opposites
sport venue type

frontontennis court

Net-bisected playing rectangle

open field · swimming pool · golf course · baseball diamond · soccer pitch

architectural element position

frontonfoundation

Underlying support structure

plinth · base · threshold · basement · footing

Phrases
Family

front, confront, frontier, affront, forefront, frontal, frontage, frontward, frontispiece

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G