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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The lakefront estate, along with an adjoining parcel valued at about $7 million, sold in an off-market deal that closed earlier this week, according to Bloomberg, which cited property records and LLC filings. Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026 Gorman, 18, was fatally shot during the early-morning hours of March 19 while with her friends on the lakefront near Tobey Prinz Beach Park in Chicago’s Rogers Park community, prosecutors said. Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Tedrow, a local land-use attorney, said allowing the Merrywood lot to be split would not impact other lakefront properties and would work given the size of the property. Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026 The group aims to bring back the spirit of the iconic Indian Summer Festival, which ran for more than 30 years on Milwaukee’s lakefront. Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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