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Old 04-Sep-2008, 20:15
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Greetings,
I would like to have a confirmation on the meaning of 'lake dwelling'
Is it a type of house or a term addressed to all houses which are built over the ocean?
What about 'stilt house' and 'pile dwelling'?

Your efforts are mostly appreciated.
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Lake dwelling is simply a house on a lake, called a lakefront home.

A stilt house or pile dwelling are homes where the foundation had to be built on either stilts or pile- driven posts, since they are close to water.

At least, that's the definition in Michigan, USA
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Context would be helpful. In European archaeology, Lake dwellings were houses or groups of houses on stilts within lakes.

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