lakeshore
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2.2
- 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.
- 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
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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.
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My friend, he lives by the lakeshore.
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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
441
1.0
Land at the edge of a sea or lake
48
2.7
The line where land meets water like a sea, lake or river
16
2.5
Land beside a lake where the water meets the shore
12
2.7
Land next to a lake where people walk or live
2
3.2
Land along the edge of a river or lake
1
3.6
Land at the edge of a lake or the sea
1
3.4
Land next to water like a lake or sea
1
3.4
An area of land next to a body of water
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.