lake dwelling

noun

a house, especially of prehistoric times, built on piles or other support over the water of a lake.

lake dwelling

noun

a dwelling, esp in prehistoric villages, constructed on platforms supported by wooden piles driven into the bottom of a lake

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Other Word Forms

lake dweller noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lake dwelling¹

First recorded in 1860–65

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A second lake and artificial waterfalls were opened in 2008, incorporating an archaeological park and replica Neolithic lake dwellings, and a third in 2012.

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A number of lake dwellings, of varying dates, have been found on the shores of the lake.

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In Dozmaré is a subaqueous pile of stones on which once stood a crannog or lake dwelling, while many arrow heads and worked flints have been found in the neighbourhood.

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He made researches into the subjects of lake dwellings, primeval pottery, and burial urns.

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Coots steal in and out en route to their lake dwellings.

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lake dweller lake effect

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