lakeshore

noun

lake·​shore ˈlāk-ˌshȯr How to pronounce lakeshore (audio)
: the shore of a lake
also : lakefront

Examples of lakeshore in a Sentence

Follow this path to the lakeshore.
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Keep an eye out for the piping plover, a small, white shorebird that’s listed as endangered but is known to live within the national lakeshore. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025 For example, one set of tracks estimated to be about 50 million years old tells the story of a small wading bird pausing near a lakeshore in central Oregon to search for food. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025 The weekend is expected to see temperatures in the low-to-mid 60s inland of Chicago, with temperatures closer to lower 60s along the lakeshore, the weather service said. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 Beach Vacations Many of our favorite beaches are national seashores, like Canaveral in Florida, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Point Reyes in California; or lakeshores, like the many along the Great Lakes. Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lakeshore

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lakeshore was in 1798

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“Lakeshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lakeshore. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

Geographical Definition

Lakeshore

geographical name

Lake·​shore ˈlāk-ˌshȯr How to pronounce Lakeshore (audio)
town east of Windsor on the southern shore of Lake Saint Clair in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 34,546
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