lake bottom
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3.1
- noun
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fondo del lago
- " Soft-shelled crab gave me the creeps to eat, and the lake bottom felt mushy and dark to my feet.
Examples
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Desperately, he searches the muddy lake bottom for the gun.
Fiction book (2000) -
You must go to the lake bottom.
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No, he picks this up from the lake bottom.
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And finally, three years ago, they spotted an anomaly on the lake bottom.
Blog text (26) -
The gun sinks silently to the muddy lake bottom.
Fiction book (2000) -
The feel of the slippery lake bottom made me recoil, as it had when I was Andrew's age, but I took four long steps into the water, then dipped my body up to my shoulders.
Fiction book (1993) -
He edged farther down the bank, his boots tearing at the grass, until he came to rest atop the rim of the non-porous concrete that covered the lake bottom.
Fiction book (1995) -
The scuba divers explored the lake bottom, searching for hidden treasures and ancient artifacts.
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During the summer, tiny fish often gather near the lake bottom to feed on algae and detritus.
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He threw a rock into the water, watching as it sank slowly to the lake bottom out of sight.
Synonyms
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1.0
The lowest part or surface of a thing, often under water
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2.9
The ground at the bottom of a lake
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3.4
The ground at the bottom of a lake under the water or exposed when dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'bottom' denotes the lowest surface and 'lake' specifies the location, so 'lake bottom' clearly refers to the lowest part of a lake. This noun+modifier pattern is cross-linguistically common and easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Lake bottom is just lake + bottom: picture mud, plants, or a boat that sank lying under the water. So it means 'the ground at the lowest part of a lake'.