Detroit Lakes Word Search
Detroit Lakes, as a word search. 12 words drawn from landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: DETROITLAKE, PAVILION, HOLMES, RESORT, WALLEYE, LOON, BECKER, PELICAN, OTTERTAIL, LEFSE, LAKERS, DEPOT.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Detroit Lakes word list, defined
- PAVILION /pəˈvɪljən/ · noun and verb
- An open-sided or ornamental building used as a shelter or decorative feature, especially in a garden, park, or landscaped site. The word can also denote a large tent or canopy used for ceremonies, exhibitions, or entertainment, and less commonly the external part of the ear. Related: canopy, tent, booth, kiosk.
- HOLMES /hoʊlmz/ · proper noun
- Holmes is an English surname. It is also the surname of Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- RESORT /rɪˈzɔːrt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a resort is a place people visit for holidays or leisure, or a means of dealing with a difficult situation. As a verb, it means to return to a place or, in the phrase “resort to,” to turn to an action or resource as a solution. Related: destination, holiday destination, retreat, refuge.
- WALLEYE /ˈwɔːl.aɪ/ (also /ˈwɔːliː/) · noun
- A freshwater fish of the perch family, Sander vitreus, native to central and northern North America and valued as a game and food fish. Less commonly, a walleye is an eye whose iris appears white or very pale blue because of reduced pigmentation. Related: yellow pike, wall-eye.
- LOON /luːn/ · noun and verb
- A loon is a large, streamlined waterbird of the family Gaviidae, with a pointed bill and a haunting call. Informally, a loon is a foolish, eccentric, or mentally unstable person; as a verb, it means to behave in a wild or foolish manner. Related: lunatic, madman, maniac, fool.
- PELICAN /ˈpɛlɪkən/ · noun
- A large waterbird with long legs, webbed feet, and a long bill expanded into a conspicuous throat pouch. Pelicans live chiefly in coastal and inland waters and feed mainly on fish.
- DEPOT /ˈdɛpoʊ/ · noun
- A place where goods, vehicles, or supplies are stored; a storehouse or warehouse. In transportation contexts, it also means a bus or railway station. Related: warehouse, storehouse, station, terminal.
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