lakeshore

noun

lake·​shore ˈlāk-ˌshȯr 

: the shore of a lake

also : lakefront

Examples of lakeshore in a Sentence

Follow this path to the lakeshore.

Recent Examples on the Web

Growing up, the 71-year-old remembers going on regular communal hippo hunts around the lakeshore, and fishermen coming home with catches of more than 250 pounds. —Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026

Originally created by the Indigenous Potawatomi people, the footpath takes walkers past historic estates, modern homes, and lovely lakeshore vistas. —Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026

Yellow River will deliver a tranquil stay where river intersects dense woodland; West Point Lake will sit between pine lands and lakeshore; and Oculmogee will deliver a setting in ancient wetlands. —C.c. Weiss may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2026

Just a little farther up the lakeshore, co-owner Yasuaki Saito’s new spot laces its breakfast menu with Japanese ingredients and Americana swagger. —Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lakeshore

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore

Geographical Definition

Lakeshore

geographical name

Lake·​shore ˈlāk-ˌshȯr 

town east of Windsor on the southern shore of Lake Saint Clair in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 34,546