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lakeside

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɫeɪkˌsaɪd// UK //lˈeɪksaɪd// lake·side

n. the area of land that is right next to a lake. You use this to describe where a house or a park is located.

n. the area of land adjacent to the edge of a lake. Often used as a modifier in compound nouns or to describe a specific geographical location.


SIMPLE

We spent the whole afternoon walking along the lakeside.

CONTEXTUAL

The family decided to have a picnic at the lakeside while the children skipped stones across the water.

COMPLEX

The new resort was built directly on the lakeside to ensure that every guest room offered an unobstructed view of the water and the distant mountains.

Synonyms
Origin

From lake + -side.

Usage

Often functions as an attributive modifier before another noun, as in 'lakeside cottage' or 'lakeside path'.

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