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lakeshore

lakeshore

6 2.2
Land next to a lake where water reaches the land
  • noun
  • /ˈleɪkʃɔːr/
: orilla del lago
  • The glow of the moon, the stars, and lights from the other cottages along the lakeshore provide peaceful illumination.
  • lakeshore property
  • lakeshore development

And there had already been accidents that have sent toxic spills down the slope of the Lakeshore and happily, so far have stopped before they hit the lake.

Examples

  • The sunlight clearly revealed waves on the wind-buffeted lake, and tall pines by the lakeshore, and wooden houses among the pines.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Her house was on the lakeshore and had gates to it and grounds.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I saw you come up from the lakeshore, and then this light go on.

    The Paradine Case (1947)

  • My friend, he lives by the lakeshore.

    Captive State (2019)

  • We end up walking along the lakeshore, which, in Chicago in January, is madness.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Many of the guests were busy pitching their tents down by the lakeshore.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Richard watched her making her way along the lakeshore, disappearing and reappearing with the path.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • A small village of makeshift tents and shelters had been erected along the lakeshore.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Just across the street is Monroe Street Harbor with over 1,000 power and sailboats dotting the lakeshore.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I looked at the lakeshore, at the tall, tilting grass, the cattails, and geese.

Synonyms

shore
vslakeshore
441 1.0

Land at the edge of a sea or lake

is narrower, referring only to land beside a particular inland freshwater body
shoreline
vslakeshore
48 2.7

The line where land meets water like a sea, lake or river

describes the land area beside that meeting line rather than the line itself
lakeside
vslakeshore
16 2.5

Land beside a lake where the water meets the shore

has the same meaning but is the primary listed term for it
lakefront
vslakeshore
12 2.7

Land next to a lake where people walk or live

has the same meaning but uses a front-oriented wording instead of side
waterside
vslakeshore
2 3.2

Land along the edge of a river or lake

is limited to the land beside a specific inland freshwater body
shorefront
vslakeshore
1 3.6

Land at the edge of a lake or the sea

is specific to land beside that inland freshwater body rather than any water edge
shoreland
vslakeshore
1 3.4

Land next to water like a lake or sea

focuses more on the exact edge beside that inland freshwater body
shoreside
vslakeshore
1 3.4

An area of land next to a body of water

is similar but refers simply to natural land beside that inland freshwater body

Surface Forms

lakeshore singular
lakeshores plural

Morphology

lakeshore = lake + shore (transparent) = lake + shore

The meaning is a literal, predictable combination of 'lake' + 'shore' referring to land at the edge of a lake.

Etymology

Lakeshore is a simple compound of lake and shore. Lake means 'a body of fresh water' and shore means 'land at the water's edge', so lakeshore is the land along the edge of a lake.