lakeshore

noun

lake·​shore ˈlāk-ˌshȯr How to pronounce lakeshore (audio)
: the shore of a lake
also : lakefront

Examples of lakeshore in a Sentence

Follow this path to the lakeshore.
Recent Examples on the Web His first paper dating these tracks detailed a perilous journey undertaken by what appears to be a small woman or adolescent female, carrying a child on her hip, walking fast across the muddy lakeshore. Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024 However, there is a 20% change of precipitation from the lakeshore in Sheboygan down through Racine and Kenosha counties. Zoe Takaki, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024 That same day, a leg was found on the lakeshore in Cudahy. Ashley Luthern, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 That same day a leg was found on the lakeshore in Cudahy and additional remains were found in the city of Milwaukee. Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024 Leashed pets are welcome in the park, but are not permitted along the lakeshore in an effort to protect the habitat of the endangered piping plovers. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2024 Fast forward to 1995, when workers at an open-face coal mine in northern Germany discovered 2-meter-long spruce spears and other wooden artifacts embedded in the former lakeshore. Byandrew Curry, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024 Outside of cities, check out national and state parks as well as lakeshores and mountain vistas for the best viewing options. Gigi Ragland, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2024 Waves are larger when there is less ice, which can lead to lakeshore flooding and erosion. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lakeshore was in 1798

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Cite this Entry

“Lakeshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lakeshore. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Lakeshore

geographical name

Lake·​shore ˈlāk-ˌshȯr How to pronounce Lakeshore (audio)
town east of Windsor on the southern shore of Lake Saint Clair in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 34,546
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