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broken front Hist. 
in Ontario, parcels of land of irregular shape, situated along a river or lake, at the front of a concession (def. 2).
See also: broken lot concession (def. 2)
- 1793 (1905) . . . the uneven patches on account of curvilinear Water boundaries should be distinguished under the name of Broken Fronts.
- 1834 (1926) The shores of the lake are surveyed in a very slovenly manner, so that no dependence can be placed in the supposed contents of the broken fronts. . . .
- 1904 The lots so blazed were . . . 28 [to] 31 in broken front, Darlington township, Durham County.
- 1793 (1905) . . . the uneven patches on account of curvilinear Water boundaries should be distinguished under the name of Broken Fronts.