loch

[US]/lɒk/
[UK]/lɑk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lake; bay (narrow and long)
Word Forms
Plurallochs

Phrases & Collocations

Scottish loch

Misty loch

Picturesque loch

loch ness monster

Example Sentences

Loch Leven's influent streams.

the loch was frozen over but crazed with cracks.

there was a car ferry across the narrows of Loch Long.

in high winds most of the loch is churned up .

The Story of the Loch Ness Monster has attracted many tourists to the area.

many of the lochs we used to fish are now affected by forestry.

The world's biggest and most famous kelpie is the Loch Ness Monster, although it is often mistaken for a sea serpent (FB).

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Real-world Examples

If you're visiting a loch in Scotland, what are you visiting?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Ding, ding, ding, ding, answer is, a loch.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

More pertinently, Mr Rines was already primed to see something in the loch.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

It was said to be a sort of plesiosaur, somehow stranded in the loch from 65m years ago.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

It was built out in the loch itself for defensive purposes.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

And lots of boats on the loch at night.

Source: Bookworm 1B_03. The Omega File

What could the loch support, in terms of food resources?

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

There's an army laboratory in the hills above the loch.

Source: Bookworm 1B_03. The Omega File

By growing the oyster in a loch with lower salt levels, you get a more pleasant salinity.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

When they turned the engine off, everything was quiet—just the rain whispering on the loch.

Source: Bookworm 1B_03. The Omega File

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