lakeshore

[ leyk-shawr, -shohr ]

noun

1. lakefront.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lakeshore¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; lake ¹ + shore ¹

Example Sentences

Yet the National Park Service maintains and protects hundreds of parks, national lakeshores and seashores, recreation areas, walking trails and more, all for you to take in and enjoy.

From Seattle Times

Spears and a double-pointed throwing stick were found lying between animal bones about ten meters below the surface in deposits at a former lakeshore.

From Science Daily

Although previous research suggested hominins came to the ancient lakeshore to hunt and stayed just long enough to butcher their kills, the tools and woodworking debris indicate longer stays.

From Science Magazine

In this study, Gibaja and colleagues provide new insights into the history of seafaring technology through analysis of canoes at the Neolithic lakeshore village of La Marmotta, near Rome, Italy.

From Science Daily

The lakeshore teems with slickly designed bed-and-breakfasts that wouldn’t be out of place in Shanghai or Beijing, often run by moneyed arrivals from those very places.

From New York Times

Related Words

• bank
• beach
• border
• coast
• riverbank
• sand
• seaboard
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