lake dwelling

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noun

a house, especially of prehistoric times, built on piles or other support over the water of a lake.

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Origin of lake dwelling

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby lake dwelling

lakebed, lake breeze, Lake Charles, Lake District, lake dweller, lake dwelling, lake effect, Lake Erie, Lake Forest, lakefront, Lake Havasu City

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How to use lake dwelling in a sentence

A lake-dwelling of any size is inconceivable without a well-advanced social development.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
The trees were abundant; they could be felled by the help of fire and an axe, and the lake dwelling gave a secure defence.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
At first these settlers would be obliged to live in a lake dwelling, say in Linwood Moss, which is close at hand.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
On the borders of Tipperary is an ancient causeway leading presumably to a crannog or lake-dwelling.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various

Carlingwark Loch contains several islets, on one of which is a crannog, or ancient lake dwelling.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lake dwelling

lake dwelling

noun

a dwelling, esp in prehistoric villages, constructed on platforms supported by wooden piles driven into the bottom of a lake

Derived forms of lake dwelling

lake dweller, noun

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