Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Ireland, Scotland)A lake.

    Scottish word for a lake

  2. (Ireland, Scotland)A bay or arm of the sea.

    Loch

    лохlox, озероozero

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Follow that path down the glen till you get to the loch.

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  2. The Loch Ness monster is an urban myth.

    ruЛохнесское чудовище - городская легенда. — Selena777

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  3. Have you ever heard of the Loch Ness monster?

    ruТы слышал когда-нибудь о лох-несском чудовище? — sharptoothed

    deHast du schon mal von dem Monster von Loch Ness gehört? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Is the Loch Ness monster real or is it just an elaborate hoax?

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  5. We can't exclude the possibility that there's a giant eel in Loch Ness.

    deWir können die Möglichkeit nicht ausschließen, dass es im Loch Ness einen Riesenaal gibt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
lake, bay or arm of the sea:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lake, bay or arm of the sea:

Origin

From Middle English lough, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch. Doublet of lay, Looe, and l

From Middle English lough, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch. Doublet of lay, Looe, and lough.

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Forms

plural: lochs
Singularloch
Plurallochs

irregular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
lake:lakeA2
bay or arm of the sea:bayA2firthsea loch
both senses:lough

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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