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[ lok, lokh ] / lɒk, lɒx / SEE SYNONYMS FOR loch ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Scot.a lake. a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea. Origin of loch1350–1400; Middle English (Scots ) louch, locht<Scots Gaelic loch,Old Irish loch lake, cognate with Latin lacus,Old English lagu;see lake1, lough Words nearby lochlocation, locative, locator, locavore, loc. cit., loch, Lochaber ax, lochan, loche, Lochearn, lochia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lochPeople like me believe it's like the Loch Ness monster: widely spoken about, but nobody has seen it for years. Mumbai Massacre Perpetrator's Sentence Affirmed|Dilip D’Souza|September 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST Before he started singing, he was the guitarist for the band Loch Ness. The World's 9 Best 'Idols'|The Daily Beast Video|April 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST In “Inverness,” a botanist finds something like faith through an encounter with an obsessed Loch Ness Monster hunter. Great Reads for the Holidays|Taylor Antrim|December 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST We rounded the terrible headland, and were floating at ease that evening on the glassy surface of Loch Erribol. Memoirs of Life and Literature|W. H. Mallock
From the road you perceive, skirting the loch on the other side, what seems a fringe of very small bushes. Scottish Loch Scenery|Thomas A. Croal Loch Leven has one lovely gracious memory of Mary in the days before everything was lost. The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark You are aware that two ministers were left on board the Loch Earn. The Wonders of Prayer|Various It was certainly a lovely lake, and, with its nicely wooded islands dotting its surface, recalled memories of Loch Lomond. From John O'Groats to Land's End|Robert Naylor and John Naylor
British Dictionary definitions for loch
nouna Scot word for lake 1 Also called: sea loch a long narrow bay or arm of the sea in Scotland Word Origin for lochC14: from Gaelic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lochbasin, fjord, estuary, pool, pond, lagoon, reservoir, sound, canal, entrance, creek, gulf, harbor, strait, cove, bay, bayou, ingress, bight, slough |