an expanse of water almost surrounded by land.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > lake > [noun] > other types (24) pene-lake1668 an expanse of water almost surrounded by land. salina1697 A salt lake, pond, well, spring, or marsh; a salt-pan, salt-works. Also, a low, marshy area of land near the coast (originally Jamaican). slough1714 North American./sluː/. = slew, n.1 Also, a side channel of a river, or a natural channel that is only sporadically filled with water. salt lake1763 A saline lake, usually one with no outlet to the sea so that salts brought in by rivers accumulate in it; esp. one which is not particularly alkaline… bayou1766 The name given (chiefly in the Southern states of North America) to the marshy off-shoots and overflowings of lakes and rivers. lagoon1769 The lake-like stretch of water enclosed in an atoll. Also, the stretch of water inside a barrier reef. cut-off1773 A new and shorter passage cut by a river through a bend; sometimes also applied to the crescent-shaped lake formed by the remains of the old… prairie1820 U.S. regional (chiefly southern). A tract of marshland, a marsh; a shallow and densely vegetated pond or lake. maar1826 Also Maar. Any of the craters or crater-lakes in the Eifel district of western Germany. boating lake1834 a lake, often one which is man-made, used for recreational boating; cf. sense 3b. serpentine1837 A lake or canal of a winding shape, esp. the one constructed in Hyde Park in 1730. soda lake1839 a natron lake. bitter lake1843 = salt lake, n.; spec. as the name of certain lakes in Egypt; (see also quot. 1882). stream-lake1867 (see quot. 1867). shott1878 A shallow brackish lake or marsh in Northern Africa, usually dry in the summer and covered with saline deposits. Cf. sabkha, n. crater-lake1879 a lake formed by the collection of water in the crater of an extinct volcano. playa1885 Physical Geography (originally U.S.). A flat area of silt or sand, free of vegetation and usually characterized by salt deposits, that lies at the… oxbow lake1887 a curved lake of standing water formed from an oxbow (sense 2a) when the main stream of the river cuts across the narrow neck of land and the… kettle-hole lake1902 a depression in the ground thought to have been formed by the melting of an ice block trapped in glacial deposits, esp. one that is circular and… mortlake1902 An oxbow lake. oxbow1902 Originally U.S. = oxbow lake n. at compounds 2. seepage lake1934 a lake that loses water chiefly by seepage into the ground containing it. paternoster lake1942 each of a line of lakes in a glaciated valley. soda pan1976 |
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