lakefront

noun

lake·​front ˈlāk-ˌfrənt How to pronounce lakefront (audio)
: an area fronting on a lake

Examples of lakefront in a Sentence

We went for a walk down at the lakefront.
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This ZIP code is home to Overlake Golf & Country Club, as well as some beautiful lakefront properties. Andrew Depietro, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Since its reopening in 2020, Lake Olathe has had a Mobi-Mat providing access to the lakefront. Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025 The socialite and billionaire purchased the lakefront, 10-acre Windermere property in 2003 and started the construction process a year after. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025 Flashback: As Richard M. Daley turns 80, a look at his political rise and embrace of ‘lakefront liberals’ One Saturday in 1980, Richard M. Daley, a product of beer-chugging Bridgeport, paid a visit to Dawn Clark Netsch’s Old Town salon of pinot grigio-sipping liberals. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lakefront

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lakefront was in 1880

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“Lakefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lakefront. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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