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lake dwelling

noun

  1. a house, especially of prehistoric times, built on piles or other support over the water of a lake.


lake dwelling

noun

  1. a dwelling, esp in prehistoric villages, constructed on platforms supported by wooden piles driven into the bottom of a lake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • lake dweller, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lake dwelling1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences

A lake-dwelling of any size is inconceivable without a well-advanced social development.

The trees were abundant; they could be felled by the help of fire and an axe, and the lake dwelling gave a secure defence.

At first these settlers would be obliged to live in a lake dwelling, say in Linwood Moss, which is close at hand.

On the borders of Tipperary is an ancient causeway leading presumably to a crannog or lake-dwelling.

Carlingwark Loch contains several islets, on one of which is a crannog, or ancient lake dwelling.

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