: 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 land where Winter Park’s historic Merrywood mansion stands was sold to a mystery company for $15 million this week in a move that stunned those trying to save it from demolition. Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Located about 25 minutes outside of Austin, this Texas Hill Country resort delivers a lakefront escape on Lake Travis. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 The weapons dealers responsible for the cacophony on the lakefront of thundering jets have been gifted in the billions of tax dollars for the research and development of these weapons of mass destruction. Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 For a resort experience, Pyramid Lake Lodge and Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge are both lakefront properties that give you a front-row seat to the outdoors. Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 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 23 Aug. 2026.

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