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lakefront

lake·front
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyk-fruhnt]
    • /ˈleɪkˌfrʌnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyk-fruhnt]
    • /ˈleɪkˌfrʌnt/

Definitions of lakefront word

  • noun lakefront the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year. 1
  • noun lakefront The land along the edge of a lake. 1
  • noun lakefront land beside a lake 1
  • noun lakefront situated by a lake 1
  • singular noun lakefront The lakefront is the area of land around the edge of a lake. 0
  • noun lakefront the area or land at the edge of a lake 0

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Origin of lakefront

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; lake1 + front

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lakefront

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lakefront popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lakefront usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lakefront

noun lakefront

  • ledge — a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
  • levee — (in Great Britain) a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon, at which men only are received.
  • coast — The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
  • shoreJane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
  • edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.

Top questions with lakefront

  • how to remove weeds from lakefront?

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