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lake dwelling
lake dwell·ing
(
plural
lake dwell·ings
)
noun
Definition:
home on stilts over lake:
a home or settlement built on a platform supported by wooden posts over or by a shallow lake or river edge, especially in prehistoric times
lake dwell·er
noun
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