lake dwelling

n. A dwelling, especially a prehistoric dwelling, built on piles in a shallow lake.

lake dwelling

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

lake′ dwell`ing

n. a house, esp. of prehistoric times, built on piles or other support over the water of a lake. [1860–65]

Thesaurus

Noun

lake dwelling - dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villagespile dwellingdwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

lake dwelling

lake dwelling,

prehistoric habitation built over the shallow waters of a lake shore or a marsh, usually erected on pile-supported platforms, but sometimes on artificial mounds. Such a site afforded easy access to a varied food supply by the availability of fish, marsh fowl, and good cropland. Africa, Asia, and South America have had lake-dwelling peoples; pile dwellings were also found in the lagoons of Pacific islands. In Europe, remains of Bronze Age lake dwellings were discovered in Britain, Ireland (where they are called crannogs), and central Europe. The lake dwellings of Neolithic Switzerland have been reinterpreted as lakeside villages constructed during periods of low water level; sometimes houses were built even on dry lake beds.

lake dwelling

noun

Synonyms for lake dwelling

noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake

Synonyms

pile dwelling

Related Words

dwelling
dwelling house
habitation
home
abode
domicile

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