lakefront

noun

lake·​front ˈlāk-ˌfrənt 

: an area fronting on a lake

Examples of lakefront in a Sentence

We went for a walk down at the lakefront.

Recent Examples on the Web

In June 2014, Lucas and Hobson instead selected Hobson’s hometown of Chicago, where then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel offered a 17-acre lakefront site south of Soldier Field. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

And rather than walling itself off, Emanuel is offering public access to the lakefront and creating new ways to enjoy the property. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Many people flocked to the lakefront to take advantage of the holiday by not working and spending time with family, friends, or coworkers at 31st Street Beach. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

After failing to secure a site in San Francisco, Lucas faced public opposition and a lawsuit in Chicago, with nonprofit Friends of the Parks arguing that his lakefront proposal would essentially privatize public land. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lakefront

• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• upfront
• blunt