Lake District


noun

a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
Also called Lake Country.
Compare Lake Poets.

Example sentences from the Web for lake district

  • A railway from the coast to the lake-district is under construction.

    Commercial Geography |Jacques W. Redway

British Dictionary definitions for lake district

Lake District

noun

a region of lakes and mountains in NW England, in Cumbria: includes England's largest lake (Windermere) and highest mountain (Scafell Pike); national park; literary associations (the Lake Poets); tourist region Also called: Lakeland