loch
Americannoun
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a lake.
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a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea.
noun
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a Scot word for lake 1
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Also called: sea loch. a long narrow bay or arm of the sea in Scotland
Etymology
Origin of loch
1350–1400; Middle English ( Scots ) louch, locht < Scots Gaelic loch, Old Irish loch lake, cognate with Latin lacus, Old English lagu; lake 1, lough
Example Sentences
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The proposals for a site on Loch Ailort, a sea loch west of Fort William, had received more than 65 objections.
From BBC
"I was out running on Thursday night and could smell it the further up the loch I got," she said.
From BBC
Rob Jamieson, who runs a fishing trip business on the loch, said he noticed the smell of diesel from the water on Thursday afternoon.
From BBC
There were two words at the center: the loch.
From Literature
Eventually the houses at the roadside stopped altogether, and they were driving along mountain roads, past lochs and heather.
From Literature
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