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lakeshore

American  
[leyk-shawr, -shohr] / ˈleɪkˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr /

noun

  1. lakefront.


Etymology

Origin of lakeshore

First recorded in 1790–1800; lake 1 + shore 1

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Among them: Why was there such a large basilica on the lakeshore rather than inside Nicaea’s city walls?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

The group Audubon California has announced that it will receive a $5.2-million grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board to support a 564-acre wetland habitat project on that part of the lakeshore.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2025

In fact, the footprints indicate these two species were walking along the lakeshore within hours or days of each other, according to a study published this week in Science that Feibel co-authored.

From Salon Nov. 29, 2024

Spears and a double-pointed throwing stick were found lying between animal bones about ten meters below the surface in deposits at a former lakeshore.

From Science Daily Apr. 4, 2024

We drove right down to the lakeshore and came to a stop, now on the other side of the great wall.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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