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lakefront

American  
[leyk-fruhnt] / ˈleɪkˌfrʌnt /

noun

  1. the land along the edge of a lake.

    Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.


Etymology

Origin of lakefront

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; lake 1 + front

Example Sentences

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There were no silos at La Lumiere, the private Catholic high school Roberts attended, an enclave within an enclave, located on a former lakefront estate.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

They own their lakefront condo outright and have no children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The news came mere weeks after Owens and Biles left Chicago and moved back to Texas—and to the custom lakefront mansion they spent years building.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

He ascended with multiple passengers the day before, at the lakefront in Chicago, but a still day meant the balloon drifted barely three miles before being towed back.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

Back at the lakefront, black bathers stormed from Twenty-Sixth Street to the Twenty-Ninth Street beach.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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