lakefront

[ leyk-fruhnt ]

noun

1. the land along the edge of a lake:

   Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lakefront¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; lake ¹ + front

Example Sentences

He ascended with multiple passengers the day before, at the lakefront in Chicago, but a still day meant the balloon drifted barely three miles before being towed back.

From Salon

Her log house is on a hill in the woods, away from the lakefront homes that collapsed like matchsticks in the hurricane.

From Los Angeles Times

Oracle announced in April a move to Nashville, Tennessee, from Austin, where it had built a massive lakefront campus with the help of tax breaks, citing even more generous incentives from Tennessee.

From Seattle Times

He invested only 1.6% of that sum - while spending millions on luxury cars, flights on private jets and lakefront mansions, according to court documents.

From BBC

His band rolled into the lakefront burg of Manitowoc, Wis., the heart of Green Bay Packers country, on a night in 1972 when the Packers were facing off against the Detroit Lions.

From Los Angeles Times