a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
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Examples of 'Lake Chad' in a sentence
Lake Chad
Others have been seen being transported by ferry to Lake Chad.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Nigeria and other countries in the Lake Chad basin have also been targeted.