Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A house whose grounds border a lake.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

lake +‎ house

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lakehouse.

Examples

  • I'm praying it will be a blessing to many friends and family, and that going to the 'lakehouse' will be something to really look forward to - coffee, birds and all.

    Blog Bev 2008

  • Our retreat takes place over a three-day weekend at a suitable lakehouse, and many times the immersion in ourprojectsspill into the following weeks.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » 5 Steps to Planning a Successful Writers’ Retreat 2010

  • Because we had two extra people to share the expenses, we splurged on a lakehouse that had been built less that two years ago.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Retreat to writing 2008

  • Little kid at my grandparent's lakehouse one summer managed to catch two small brim.

    The ones that got away 2008

  • She was bred in Minnesota, near where my family had enjoyed summer outings at my brother-in-law's lakehouse on the White Fish Chain near Brainerd.

    Trish Kinney: Therapy Dog Accidentally Finds Work at the Office 2010

  • Yesterday we went and played 5 games of racquetball of which I lost every one.... then ate at Panera and just chilled at the lakehouse for the night.

    Bumble Bee Allison 2009

  • Yesterday we went and played 5 games of racquetball of which I lost every one.... then ate at Panera and just chilled at the lakehouse for the night.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Allison 2009

  • We have a concrete-embedded radiant heat system in our Vancouver home and I am in the process of finishing a Warmboard system in our Manitoulin lakehouse.

    Green Building Elements: Warmboard 2007

  • When we were invited last week to spend the weekend at our friend Josh's family lakehouse, we wanted to bring something along that would sustain us all for the weekend - a snack that everyone would enjoy, and that was easy to make.

    Lake Food Jess 2006

  • When we were invited last week to spend the weekend at our friend Josh's family lakehouse, we wanted to bring something along that would sustain us all for the weekend - a snack that everyone would enjoy, and that was easy to make.

    Archive 2006-07-01 Jess 2006

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.