Definition
The land along the edge of a lake, including the immediate area where water meets land. This area often has distinct ecology and is prized for recreation and development.
Etymology
A straightforward compound of 'lake' (from Old English 'lacu') and 'shore' (from Old English 'scor', meaning 'cutting' or 'edge'). Together they describe the cutting edge where lake meets land.
Kelly Says
Lakeshores are ecological transition zones called 'ecotones' - they're biodiversity hotspots where aquatic and terrestrial life meet, creating unique habitats found nowhere else in either environment!
Translations
ARالعربية
شاطئ البحيرة
ʃaṭīʾ al-buḥayrah
BNবাংলা
হ্রদের তীর
hrader tir
CACatalà
vora del llac
vo-ra del yac
CSČeština
břeh jezera
brɛx jɛzɛra
DEDeutsch
Seeufer
zeːˈʊfɐ
ELΕλληνικά
ακτή λίμνης
a-kti lim-nis
ESEspañol
orilla del lago
o-ri-ya del la-go
FAفارسی
ساحل دریاچه
saahel daryaa-che
FISuomi
järvenranta
jærven-ran-ta
FRFrançais
rivage du lac
ri.vaʒ dy lak
GUGU
તળાવનો કિનારો
ta-la-vno ki-na-ro
HAHA
kwarin ruwa
kwa-rin ru-wa
HIहिन्दी
झील का किनारा
jheel ka kinaara
IDBahasa Indonesia
pantai danau
pan-tai dan-au
IGIG
ụsọ mmiri
u-so mmiri
ITItaliano
riva del lago
ri-va del la-go
KKKK
көл жағасы
köl jaɣasɯ
KMKM
ច្រាំងបឹង
chraeng bong
MRMR
सरोवराचा किनारा
sarova-ra-cha ki-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pantai tasik
pan-tai ta-sik
NLNederlands
meerstrand
meːrstrant
NONorsk
innsjøstrand
ɪnˈsjøstrant
PAPA
ਝੀਲ ਦਾ ਕਿਨਾਰਾ
jheel da ki-na-ra
PLPolski
brzeg jeziora
bʐɛɡ jɛˈzɔra
PTPortuguês
margem do lago
mar-ʒem du la-ɡu
RORomână
malul lacului
ma-lul la-ku-lui
RUРусский
берег озера
bʲerʲɛɡ ɐˈzʲerə
SVSvenska
sjöstrand
ɧøːstrant
SWKiswahili
ufukweni
u-fu-kwe-ni
TAதமிழ்
ஏரிக்கரை
ērik-ka-rai
TEతెలుగు
సరస్సు ఒడ్డు
sarassu od-du
THไทย
ชายฝั่งทะเลสาบ
chāy f̄āng thale sāb
TRTürkçe
göl kıyısı
gœl kɯjɯsɯ
UKУкраїнська
берег озера
be-reh o-ze-ra
URاردو
جھیل کا ساحل
jheel ka saahil