lake dwelling

• Жилище, обычно доисторическое или древнее сооружение, построенное на платформе над озером или болотом, часто ассоциирующееся со свайными постройками или домами на сваях.

A dwelling, typically a prehistoric or ancient structure, built on a platform over a lake or marsh, often associated with pile-dwellings or stilt houses.

1. Prehistoric house on waterC1formal

   A type of prehistoric house built on platforms over a lake or marsh, common in the Alps and other regions.

   Свайное жилище

   • Archaeologists discovered the remains of a lake dwelling in Switzerland.
   • The lake dwelling was built on wooden stilts to protect from floods.
   • These ancient lake dwellings provide insight into early human settlements.