lake dwelling

American  

noun

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

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lake dwelling British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• lake dweller noun

Etymology

Origin of lake dwelling

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

A second lake and artificial waterfalls were opened in 2008, incorporating an archaeological park and replica Neolithic lake dwellings, and a third in 2012.

From The Guardian

A number of lake dwellings, of varying dates, have been found on the shores of the lake.

From Project Gutenberg

In Dozmaré is a subaqueous pile of stones on which once stood a crannog or lake dwelling, while many arrow heads and worked flints have been found in the neighbourhood.

From Project Gutenberg

He made researches into the subjects of lake dwellings, primeval pottery, and burial urns.

From Project Gutenberg

Coots steal in and out en route to their lake dwellings.

From Project Gutenberg