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Loch
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Loch  (lk, lô)
See Lake.

loch  (l, lk)
n. Scots
1. A lake.
2. An arm of the sea similar to a fjord.

[Middle English louch, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish.]

loch [lɒx lɒk]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a Scot word for lake1
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called sea loch a long narrow bay or arm of the sea in Scotland
[from Gaelic]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Lochloch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
2.loch - Scottish word for a lake
lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
Translations
loch [lɒx] N (Scot) → lago m; (= sea loch) → ría f, brazo m de mar
loch [ˈlɒx] nlac m, loch m
loch
n (Scot) → See m; (= sea loch)Meeresarm m
loch [lɒx] n (Scot) → lago
loch [lɒx] n (Scot) → lago


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