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loch

DEFINITIONS OF: loch

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n a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

Examples:
Loch Linnhe
an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland
Type of:
inlet, recess
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

n Scottish word for a lake

Examples:
Loch Achray
a lake in central Scotland
Loch Ness
a lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain
Type of:
lake
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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