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lakeside

lakeside

16 2.5
Land beside a lake where the water meets the shore
  • noun
  • /ˈleɪkˌsaɪd/
translation icon : orilla del lago
  • Daryl explored the lakeside tourist village that had all but shut down for the winter.
  • lakeside resort

Thank you, crew, for scrambling to get back to our serene, beautiful lakeside.

Examples

  • The kids are seated on rocks by a lakeside, all of them drinking from clay mugs.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Shrieking happily, goosepimpled swimmers were leaping into the water from the floating docks of lakeside villas.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Mind you, with the price of real estate the way it is right now... you are very, very lucky, especially with a lakeside location like this.

    No Escape (1994)

  • By the time Laurie reached the lakeside, he was already in black mud up to his waist.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A path led from this point, skirted the lakeside of the mill, and continued to the swinging bridge.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Nearly 7,000 acres of forest surround Mohonk Mountain House, a 120-year-old lakeside resort in New Paltz, New York.

    Academic text (1995)

  • We enjoyed a picnic on the beautiful lakeside while watching the sunset.

  • The children played by the lakeside, throwing rocks into the water.

  • There is a lovely walking path along the lakeside filled with blooming flowers.

Synonyms

shore
vslakeside
441 1.0

Land at the edge of a sea or lake

is narrower, applying only to one freshwater edge rather than all
shoreline
vslakeside
48 2.7

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

refers to the land area beside that line rather than the line itself
lakefront
vslakeside
12 2.7

Land next to a lake where people walk or live

has the same meaning but is the more common term
lakeshore
vslakeside
6 2.2

Land next to a lake where water reaches the land

is identical in meaning but differs only in word choice
waterside
vslakeside
2 3.2

Land along the edge of a river or lake

is limited to a single freshwater body rather than many water types
shorefront
vslakeside
1 3.6

Land at the edge of a lake or the sea

is the general land edge term rather than the access focus
shoreland
vslakeside
1 3.4

Land next to water like a lake or sea

is more specific to a single freshwater edge rather than general bordering
shoreside
vslakeside
1 3.4

An area of land next to a body of water

focuses on natural land edge rather than human use or facilities

Surface Forms

lakeside singular
lakesides plural

Morphology

lakeside = lake + side (transparent) = lake + side

Meaning is directly composed from 'lake' + 'side' and clearly denotes the land beside a lake.

Etymology

Lakeside is made from lake and side, and side here means 'edge'. So lakeside means the land or area at the 'edge' of a lake.