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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 second lake and artificial waterfalls were opened in 2008, incorporating an archaeological park and replica Neolithic lake dwellings, and a third in 2012.

A number of lake dwellings, of varying dates, have been found on the shores of the lake.

In Dozmaré is a subaqueous pile of stones on which once stood a crannog or lake dwelling, while many arrow heads and worked flints have been found in the neighbourhood.

He made researches into the subjects of lake dwellings, primeval pottery, and burial urns.

Coots steal in and out en route to their lake dwellings.

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