lakeside

¹

[ leyk-sahyd ]

adjective

1. located on the side of a lake:

   a lakeside resort.

noun

1. land bordering a lake:

   a summer cottage on the lakeside.

Lakeside

²

[ leyk-sahyd ]

noun

1. a town in SW California, near San Diego.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lakeside¹

First recorded in 1550–60; lake ¹ + side ¹

Example Sentences

Two MPs have labelled the government's decision to house asylum seekers at a lakeside hotel as "inappropriate" and "disappointing".

From BBC

The flames stranded half a dozen boaters, who were forced to shelter in place lakeside, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

He left his job as a psychiatrist and moved to Dali, a lakeside city in southwestern China now popular with young people who want a break from high-pressure jobs.

From BBC

On a moonless night in the Kenyan lakeside town of Naivasha, Anne sits inside a makeshift, two-room house, exhausted after a gruelling shift picking and sorting roses.

From BBC

Hallstatt in Austria is an undeniably picturesque little lakeside Alpine village with a gorgeous panoramic view that could come out of a fairytale book.

From BBC

Related Words

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