lakeport

[ leyk-pawrt, -pohrt ]

noun

1. a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lakeport¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; lake ¹ + port ¹

Example Sentences

I didnt hear any alarm, but perhaps they dont sound one here as we do back in Lakeport.

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Well, I guess it would be hard to bring from Lakeport all the friends and all the things you like there, said Mrs.Bobbsey.

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Directly back of Lakeport was a long hill, used during the winter by all the boys and girls for coasting.

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Then came a number of pictures made from photograph negatives, showing scenes in and around Lakeport.

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He was a very old and very quiet man, and the majority of the girls and boys in Lakeport were afraid of him.

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