lough
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9.9
- noun
- UK
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lago
- Tommy, on his side, stared out onto the lough.
- Lough Erne
Examples
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When his sandwich was gone, he walked down to the lough and drank at water's edge from cupped hands.
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Standing at the edge of the lough, I said a prayer for my father.
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"In the woods near the lough."
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The boat, too, would be found, far off on the lough, known by those fishermen who knew him.
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Do you know the path to the rock formations on the east side of the lough?
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On the shore of Lough Neagh.
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A wind was picking up on the lough, making the water choppy and whitecapped.
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The moon shone through a break in the clouds, giving definition to the far edges of the lough.
Fiction book (1994) -
On one of these warm, sunny days, I was asked by a friend to join her and her family for a swim in nearby Lough Derg.
Academic text (1992) -
As we hiked the trail, we stopped to admire the crystal-clear water of the lough beneath the trees.
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Etymology
The word lough comes from the Irish and Scottish word loch, which means 'lake' or 'inlet' and is the same 'loch' you see in place names like 'Loch Ness'. So a lough is a lake or a long, narrow inlet.