lake·front

[leyk-fruhnt]
noun
the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
Also called lakeshore.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; lake1 + front

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lakefront

noun
land bordering a lake 
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Lakefront is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
She even let me stop by in the evening for a quick tour of her lakefront apartment.
Besides phenomenal oak trees, the one acre park includes lakefront picnic tables and grills.
It is a cluster of red roofs nestled at a graceful curve in the lakefront about a mile to the south.
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