loch
- noun
- /lɒx/
- UK
- The waters of the sea loch were flat and still, one great mirror reflecting the clouds and mountains above.
- sea loch
You see the peace, you see the tranquility, Loch Lomond, the beautifulness of it.
- You see the peace, you see the tranquility, Loch Lomond, the beautifulness of it.
- There's a lake called the Loch Ness Lake.
- And it's very narrow and very deep, just like Loch Ness.
- That'd be billions of caravans wrecking Loch Ness.
- You see the piece, you see the tranquility, Loch Lomond, the beautifulness of it.
- There just wasn't quite enough flexibility right here in in Loch Urn to do the final deal.
- Everything from menthol, cigarettes, bees with autism, historical events, Loch Ness mice, mimes, where are they now?
- Then they wind up in Loch Mar together and they they wind up both trying to rob the same thieves.
- Wait a minute, The Loch Ness Monster is the lake monster.
- So like, think monster, Loch Ness Monster kind of thing.
- As per usual, the thought of a huge sea serpent or heck, the Loch Ness Monster, Why not?
- Killer mermaids, an entertainment business, films, movies like mockumentary, so like about the Loch Ness Monster, that kind of stuff like not real things.
Examples
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They were found floating in the loch.
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Down at the fishing shop by the loch.
Fiction book (2002) -
Jeff and I have taken the dogs up to the loch.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's set by a wee loch.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's across the loch from our distillery.
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The church is at the base of the precipice, beside the loch.
Fiction book (1995) -
Our plan is to transform the wasteland around the loch into Eco-housing.
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Whenever a McTarry dies, he comes down from the mountain, over the loch and through the heather, playing the clan lament.
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What happened in the intervening centuries to the loch's sometimes-green waters?
Academic text (2003) -
We spent the afternoon fishing on the calm waters of the loch.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A large, famous creature like a long-necked animal that people say lives in Loch Ness, Scotland
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Loch comes from the Scottish Gaelic and Irish word loch, which simply means 'lake' or 'sea inlet'. That's why in Scotland a loch is the name for a lake or a long sea bay, and you can also see the spelling lough in Irish place names.