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lakeside

1 American  
[layk-sahyd] / ˈleɪkˌsaɪd /

adjective

  1. located on the side of a lake.

    a lakeside resort.


noun

  1. land bordering a lake.

    a summer cottage on the lakeside.

Lakeside 2 American  
[layk-sahyd] / ˈleɪkˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a town in SW California, near San Diego.


Etymology

Origin of lakeside

First recorded in 1550–60; lake 1 + side 1


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The Barbican's distinctive brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will also be developed to protect the heritage of the building.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

"Right now there are about 15 tractors queuing to fill up," Jean-Pierre Robert, who manages a lakeside hotel, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Those wounds were still fresh as allies converged on the French lakeside town of Évian-les-Bains on Monday for a three-day meeting of the Group of Seven leading nations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The exclusive lakeside community of Incline Village, Nev., is the location of one of Brin’s residences, purchased for a reported $42 million.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

If only I had matches, he thought, looking ruefully at the beach and lakeside.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

A crash near Lakeside Shopping Centre in Grays, Essex, at 05:30 BST on Thursday caused huge delays, with the road not reopening until 20:40 due to multiple complications.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

In unincorporated Lakeside, average home values have more than doubled to about $865,000 since 2018, according to Zillow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

These ingots were then sent to Falcon Lakeside Manufacturing in Michigan, where they were melted and cast into automotive components using high pressure die casting.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

Navlet had an idea for a fanciful park in Oakland, and took the concept to the Lake Merritt Breakfast Club, a long-standing civic-focused group dedicated to preserving and sustaining Lakeside Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

As luck would have it, one of the founders of the firm—Monique Rona—had a son at Lakeside, a year ahead of Gates.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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