Synonyms for loch

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lok, lokh

Phonetic Transcription : lɒk, lɒx

Top 10 synonyms for loch

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Définition of loch

Origin : late 14c., from Gaelic loch "lake, narrow arm of the sea," cognate with Old Irish loch "body of water, lake," Breton lagen, Anglo-Irish lough, Latin lacus (see lake (n.1)). The Loch Ness monster is first attested 1933.

As in inlet : noun arm of the sea
As in lake : noun inland body of water
As in bay : noun shoreline indentation

Example sentences :

She was sentenced to be drowned next day in the Loch of Spynie.
Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews

It's just like yesterday to me the day I met him, down at Bishop's Loch.
Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever

Our next trial is at Kilmichael, about three miles from Loch Gilp.
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton

Let us cross over again to the valley perforated by Loch Crinan.
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton

This occurrence drove him, for some time, from his stronghold on Loch Lomond.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson

Never had anything been seen of the kind on Loch Lomond before.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson

The only loch known to me where the common trout are of equal size, is on the Border.
Extract from : « Angling Sketches » by Andrew Lang

The flies commonly used are larger than what are employed in Loch Leven.
Extract from : « Angling Sketches » by Andrew Lang

There are plenty in the loch, but you need not make the weary journey; they are not for you nor me.
Extract from : « Angling Sketches » by Andrew Lang

The introduction, too, of Loch Leven trout is often disappointing.
Extract from : « Angling Sketches » by Andrew Lang

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